Ministry of Agriculture early warning: "Southern and Northern Drought" will be more important than last year

Xinhuanet Beijing, June 5 (Reporter Wang Yu) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Agriculture on the 5th that the Ministry of Agriculture organized meteorological and agricultural experts to discuss the impact of the El Niño event, thinking that El Niño will continue until the fall, reaching medium and above intensity. Affected by this, there may be “Southern and Northern Drought” in the flood season, and the degree will be heavier than last year.

The Ministry of Agriculture said that at that time, there may be public grievances in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and its south and Songhua River basins. The severe summer drought may occur in most of North China and the northwestern part of China, and there may be staged cold and cold damage in the northeastern region. Very heavy.

At present, the summer grain harvest is good, the early rice growth is better, the spring planting is progressing smoothly, and the grain production starts well, but the task of dealing with the El Niño event and capturing the harvest of early rice and autumn grain is arduous. The Ministry of Agriculture will strengthen the monitoring and early warning of disasters, vigorously promote scientific disaster relief, strengthen technical guidance services, actively and effectively respond to possible disasters, and win the initiative to achieve stable income and increase targets.