国家粮油信息中心预计,2008年我国玉米产量将达到创纪录的1.56亿t,较2007年增长417万t,其中东北地区玉米单产将在经历了2007年的严重干旱后恢复性提高。2008年全国玉米播种面积同比减少0.69%,主要原因是大豆种植效益高于玉米,农户将部分玉米耕地转种大豆。 The National Grain and Oil Information Center predicts that in 2008 China’s corn output will reach a record 156 million tons, an increase of 4.17 million tons as compared with 2007, of which the yield of maize in northeast China will resume its recovery after a severe drought in 2007. In 2008, the sown area of ​​maize in the country decreased by 0.69% as compared with the same period of last year, mainly due to the higher benefit of soybean planting than that of corn and the conversion of part of cornfield to soybean by farmers.