Country is able to meet grain needs

The country is able to meet 95 percent of the domestic demand for grain by expanding output and reserves, a senior official with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said on Tuesday.

Fang Yan, deputy director of the NDRC's department of rural economy, said during a press conference on edible oil in Guangzhou that domestic grain supplies are sufficient for now, but will fall short of demand in the long term.

He did not elaborate on when that might be.