The Agricultural Situation in the People's Republic of China and Other Asian Communist Countries: Review of 1973 and Outlook for 1974

Agricultural production in 1973 increased in the People's Republic of China, the Mongolian People's Republic, and North Korea, but production declined in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. PRC grain and cotton production and imports rose to record levels in 1973. All countries plan production increases for 1974 based on increased farm inputs. The weather situation for the first quarter of this year in China and North Vietnam was not as good as last year