In 2007, Qingdao governments at various levels took action to carry out preferential policies for farmers, rural areas and agriculture. Investments in the agricultural sector were increased to foster a stable production growth.

Crop harvests were basically constant. The seeded areas for crops totaled 475,600 hectares, down 4.5%. Total grain output reached 3,007,400 tons, down 1%. By the end of 2007, Qingdao had 413,100 hectares of cultivated land, up 0.1%.

Output of Major Farm Products:

                   2007 (ton)     +/-% over the previous year
Total grain output      3,007,400              -1
   Including: wheat    1,395,600            -9.9
corn       1,497,300                9.1
Peanuts              496,000           5.1
Vegetables       6,157,500           1.8
(excluding melons)
Fruit                   793,900               -4.1

Output of Major Livestock Products:

                      2007 (ton)  ?/?% over the previous year
  Meat         682,500                  3.0
     Including: pork      271,100                 -1.4
  Dairy and goat?s milk    459,900                  2.6
  Fowl eggs             320,100                 -4.5

A total of 8,600 hectares of trees were planted during the year, down 35.1%. Forest coverage reached 33.76%, up 0.81 percent. 16,300 hectares of new growth were cultivated, down 9.9%.

Fishery products decreased. The total output of marine products decreased 3.6% to 1,205,200 tons. Of the total, 375,100 tons were from fishing, down 3.3% and 830,100 tons were from farmed fish, a decline of 3.7%. The combined seawater and freshwater farming area was 58,400 hectares, down 5.8%.
  
Agricultural infrastructure and production conditions further improved. By the end of 2007, farming machines totaled 6,801,600 KW of power, up 4.5%. Farming tractors numbered 173,300 and heavy farming trucks numbered 11,400. Rural power consumption totaled 4.257 billion KWh, up 2.9%. Total greenhouse area was 163,800 hectares, down 3.8%.