Yichang Municipal Development and Reform Commission released on November 15 that by the end of October, state-owned enterprises and large private firms in the city had cumulatively purchased 205,300 tons of mid- and late-season rice, 153,600 tons of which were freshly-harvested. The amount was almost the same as that of the same period last year. (Reporter/Deng Yuqin, Correspondent/Hu Ran)