Agriculture

In 2022, the added value of farming, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery of Hubei Province stood at 532.187 billion yuan, an increase of 4.3 percent over the previous year.

In 2022, the grain planting area was 4,688.96 thousand hectares, an increase of 2.97 thousand hectares over the previous year. Out of total, the planting areas of rice and wheat saw a decline while maize and soybean an increase.

In 2022, the annual grain output stood at 27,411,500 tons, 231,800 tons less than the previous year, edging down 0.8 percent.

In 2022, the output of oilseeds stood at 3,741,900 tons, an increase of 5.7 percent over the previous year, and that of tea and fruits reached 419,900 tons and 7,730,000 tons, up 3.8 percent and 2.0 percent, respectively.

In 2022, the total output of aquatic products registered 5,004,200 tons, an increase of 3.6 percent over the previous year.