BEIJING — China has reaped summer grain harvest with a 1-percent year-on-year growth in total output, the country's statistics bureau said on July 14.

China's total grain output reached 147.39 million tons in this year's summer harvest, up 1.434 million tons from last year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

The output of wheat, a staple crop, stood at 135.76 million tons, up 1 percent year-on-year.

The country's planting area and output per hectare of summer grains both saw expansions compared to 2021, the NBS said.

Wang Guirong, an NBS official, attributed the higher summer grain harvest to favorable weather conditions and the promotion of high-quality seeds and farmlands.