Article: Freakish winter weather hits 11.87 million ha of crops in China

Freakish winter weather hits 11.87 million ha of crops in China

BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- About 11.87 million hectares of crops in China had been damaged by low temperatures or freezing weather in 20 provinces, most hit by disastrous winter storms, by Thursday, according to the monitoring of Chinese Ministry of Agriculture (MOA).

About 5.85 million hectares of crops were affected, and about 1.76 million hectares of crops would expect no yields at all this year, said the MOA.

Winter storms have plagued the country's south since mid- January, leading to widespread traffic jams, blackouts and crop loss.

Cole and other vegetables, oranges and wheat, in particular, suffered severely from the ...

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