穀物生産の落ち込みによって、中国は急速に日本を上回る世界有数の穀物輸入国となることが予想される。

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English Translation

It is foreseen that, due to the decline in grain production, China will quickly become a world leading grain importing country, overtaking Japan.

Furigana

穀物(こくもつ)生産(せいさん)の落(お)ち込(こ)みによって、中国(ちゅうごく)は急速(きゅうそく)に日本(にっぽん)を上回(うわまわ)る世界(せかい)有数(ゆうすう)の穀物(こくもつ)輸入国(ゆにゅうこく)となることが予想(よそう)される。

Romanji

Kokumotsu seisan no ochikomi niyotte, Chūgoku wa kyūsoku ni Nippon o uwamawaru sekai yūsū no kokumotsu yunyūkoku to naru koto ga yosōsareru.

Words

穀物 (こくもつ)

grain; cereal; corn

生産 (せいさん)

production; manufacture

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

落ち込み (おちこみ)

decline (of something)

に因って (によって)

according to; by (means of); due to; because of

中国 (ちゅうごく)

China; Chugoku region of western Honshu (incl. Okayama, Hiroshima, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi prefectures); central part of a country; main region

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

急速 (きゅうそく)

rapid (e.g. progress)

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

上回る (うわまわる)

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

世界 (せかい)

the world; society; the universe; sphere; circle; world; renowned; world-famous; well-known outside of Japan; realm governed by one Buddha; space

有数 (ゆうすう)

prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished

輸入国 (ゆにゅうこく)

importing country

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

予想 (よそう)

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture