hybrids for the North China Plain summer corn region, and ear-rot-resistant varieties for the Northeast and North China spring corn regions. In MY2025/26, Post estimates the hybrid rice seed planted area at 150,000 ha, representing a 17 percent increase over the previous year. Favorable weather conditions appear to have pushed average yields above last year's 2,410 kg/ha. Post estimates total hybrid rice seed production to exceed 365,000 MT. Current hybrid rice seed stocks are estimated at 91,000 MT, while forecasted commercial seed demand for MY2025/26 is 330,000 MT, including roughly 30,000 MT for exports. There is sufficient supply to meet demand. Notably, the market continues to see rising demand for heat-tolerant, high-quality, and high-yield hybrid rice varieties. The conventional rice seed planted area is estimated at 178,500 ha in MY2025/26, nearly unchanged from the previous year. Key production regions, including Heilongjiang and Jiangsu, experienced favorable climatic conditions, leading to yields higher than last year's average of 7,846 kg/ha. Post estimates total conventional rice seed production to exceed 1.4 MMT. Market demand for commercial seeds in MY2025/26 is estimated at 760,000 MT, and current supply levels are sufficient to meet this demand. Post estimates that wheat seed planted area reached 940,000 ha in MY2025/26, with an average yield of around 7,200 kg/ha, resulting in total production of 6.8 MMT. Together with 130,000 MT of carry-over stocks from the previous year, total supply amounts to approximately 6.9