| CHINA DAILY SAYS VERMIN EAT 7-12 PCT GRAIN STOCKS | |
| A survey of 19 provinces and seven cities | |
| showed vermin consume between seven and 12 pct of China's grain | |
| stocks, the China Daily said. | |
| It also said that each year 1.575 mln tonnes, or 25 pct, of | |
| China's fruit output are left to rot, and 2.1 mln tonnes, or up | |
| to 30 pct, of its vegetables. The paper blamed the waste on | |
| inadequate storage and bad preservation methods. | |
| It said the government had launched a national programme to | |
| reduce waste, calling for improved technology in storage and | |
| preservation, and greater production of additives. The paper | |
| gave no further details. | |