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A rice mill worker holds up rice fallen onto the ground in Udon Thani, Thailand, September 16, 2015. REUTERS/Jorge Silva Image used for illustrative purpose.
China's early rice harvesting progress has reached 28.7%, 0.7% faster than last year, state media CCTV said.
An estimated 280,000 combine harvesters will be working the rice fields, state media said.
(Reporting by Ningwei Qin and Dominique Patton; editing by David Evans)