截止1月底，农业部市场司通过全国31个省（自治区、直辖市）的668个农业基点调查县对农民1998年农作物种植意向进行了调查。据调查结果推算，全国粮食播种面积与上年基本持平，棉花、油料、糖料播种面积呈增长趋势，烤烟播种面积将有较大幅度缩减。一、粮食播种面积基本稳定预 As of the end of January, the Marketing Department of the Ministry of Agriculture conducted an investigation into farmers’ 1998 crop planting intentions through 668 agricultural base survey counties in 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) across the country. According to the survey results, the sown area of ​​grain throughout the country was basically the same as that of the previous year. The sown area of ​​cotton, oilseeds and sugar materials showed an increasing trend, and the sown area of ​​flue-cured tobacco would be substantially reduced. First, the basic stability of grain sown area