Steady progress was made in agriculture. The total output value of the primary industry was 14,840 million yuan, up 5.3% over the previous year. Remarkable progress has been made in the adjustment of agricultural structure.The cultivated area of traditional crop decreased more ,down 20.1%,and that of cotton decreased by near third. At the same time,all kinds of economic corn such as vegetables,fruits,medicinal materials have been rapidly developed. The cultivated area of this kind of crop increased 509,000 mu.Steady progress was made in fishery,and the marine cultivated area increased 177,300 mu.The production of aquatic products reached 816,200 ton. The conditions for agricultural production have continuously improved. The mechanization of agriculture continued to be upgraded.In this year, an investment of 1.95 billion yuan was made to improve agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry,fisheries and water conservancy facilities.The construction of 280km of a planned standard seawall has been completed. The total mechanical power of agriculture reached 1,900,000 kw,up 1.6% over the previous year.