date:Jun 21, 2013
Liu You, a farmer in Keshan County of northeast China's Heilongjiang province, stopped planting soybeans last year, due to the crop's low yield and economic return.
He grows corn instead, which yields much more than soybean and brings more income. The price of soybeans has kept almost unchanged while the prices of corn and rice have been rising in recent years, says Liu.
In Keshan County, the plantation area of soybeans nearly halved from 2007 to 2012, showing farmers have less interest in pla