Chinese leaders convened a central rural work conference on Monday to review the country's rural and agricultural work in 2016 and map out plans for 2017 and the following years.

The annual meeting is expected to focus on the supply-side structural reform, which is considered a way to boost agricultural modernization and enhance farm produce competitiveness.

China's grain output dropped 0.8 percent year on year in 2016, ending a 12-year rising streak, as the planting area of corn was reduced to improve agricultural structure.

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