Advanced technologies empower grain storage in Chengdu, China's Sichuan

A grain sampling robot automatically examines grain samples at a branch company of China Grain Reserves Group (Sinograin) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 15, 2025.

In recent years, advanced technologies have been applied in grain storage to significantly improve operational efficiency and quality of grain during storage. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

Technicians operate at the control center of a branch company of China Grain Reserves Group (Sinograin) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 15, 2025.

In recent years, advanced technologies have been applied in grain storage to significantly improve operational efficiency and quality of grain during storage. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

A researcher conducts pest-control experiments at a branch company of China Grain Reserves Group (Sinograin) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 15, 2025.

In recent years, advanced technologies have been applied in grain storage to significantly improve operational efficiency and quality of grain during storage. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

A technician measures unit weight of inbound grain for grading at a branch company of China Grain Reserves Group (Sinograin) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 15, 2025.

In recent years, advanced technologies have been applied in grain storage to significantly improve operational efficiency and quality of grain during storage. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

This aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 15, 2025 shows the grain storage facilities at a branch company of China Grain Reserves Group (Sinograin) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

In recent years, advanced technologies have been applied in grain storage to significantly improve operational efficiency and quality of grain during storage. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

A technician introduces a mobile grain cleansing complex at a branch company of China Grain Reserves Group (Sinograin) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 15, 2025.

In recent years, advanced technologies have been applied in grain storage to significantly improve operational efficiency and quality of grain during storage. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

A technician presents an AI-powered pest monitoring system installed inside a grain depot at a branch company of China Grain Reserves Group (Sinograin) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 15, 2025.

In recent years, advanced technologies have been applied in grain storage to significantly improve operational efficiency and quality of grain during storage. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

This photo taken on Oct. 15, 2025 shows the grain storage facilities at a branch company of China Grain Reserves Group (Sinograin) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

In recent years, advanced technologies have been applied in grain storage to significantly improve operational efficiency and quality of grain during storage. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

A smart sampling platform collects random samples from inbound grain at a branch company of China Grain Reserves Group (Sinograin) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 15, 2025.

In recent years, advanced technologies have been applied in grain storage to significantly improve operational efficiency and quality of grain during storage. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

Temperature-sensing cables are seen inside a grain depot at a branch company of China Grain Reserves Group (Sinograin) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 15, 2025. The depot has 27 such cables, each of them attached with more than a dozen sensors, extending from the top to the bottom of the grain pile to monitor the internal temperature in real time.

In recent years, advanced technologies have been applied in grain storage to significantly improve operational efficiency and quality of grain during storage. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

This photo taken on Oct. 15, 2025 shows the grain storage facilities at a branch company of China Grain Reserves Group (Sinograin) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

In recent years, advanced technologies have been applied in grain storage to significantly improve operational efficiency and quality of grain during storage. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

A researcher introduces newly developed devices for grain examination at a branch company of China Grain Reserves Group (Sinograin) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 15, 2025.

In recent years, advanced technologies have been applied in grain storage to significantly improve operational efficiency and quality of grain during storage. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

Highly efficient pest traps are seen inside a grain depot of a branch company of China Grain Reserves Group (Sinograin) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 15, 2025.

In recent years, advanced technologies have been applied in grain storage to significantly improve operational efficiency and quality of grain during storage. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)