The reporter learned from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs: In the first three quarters, the vitality of agricultural and rural development continued to increase. Looking at farmers' income, the per capita disposable income of rural residents across the country was 18,809 yuan, an actual increase of 5.6%, and the growth rate was 2 percentage points faster than that of urban residents. Data show that a province-wide pilot project to extend the second round of land contracting for another 30 years after its expiration has been fully launched. Currently, more than 30 million contracts have been signed across the country. A total of about 6 million family farms and farmer cooperatives have been cultivated in various places, and 1.08 million business entities have provided social services.

The import and export of agricultural products performed well. In the first three quarters, the total import and export volume of agricultural products was US$252.36 billion, a year-on-year increase of 9.7%, of which imports were US$171.46 billion, an increase of 10.2%, and exports were US$80.9 billion, an increase of 8.7%. (Reporters Zhu Jun, Yu Jingxian)