mk 2025, in the workshop of a steamed bun production company in Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu Province. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, the retail sales of grain and oil food products in China reached 2.17 trillion yuan ($297 billion) in 2024, up 9.9% year-on-year. Photo: VCG" src="https://www.globaltimes.cn/Portals/0/attachment/2025/2025-01-17/562a5788-966a-4445-a417-a3738ec3f7bb.jpeg" />

Workers are making steamed buns on January 17, 2025, in the workshop of a steamed bun production company in Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu Province. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, the retail sales of grain and oil food products in China reached 2.17 trillion yuan ($297 billion) in 2024, up 9.9% year-on-year. Photo: VCG