[state Financial Supervision and Administration: agriculture-related loan growth this year hit a record high of 16.4% compared with the same period last year)-- according to the latest statistics of the State Financial Supervision and Administration, all banking and insurance institutions have fully supported spring ploughing and summer harvest since the beginning of this year. By the end of April, the balance of agriculture-related loans nationwide was 53.16 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.4 percent over the same period last year, the highest increase in recent years. Agricultural insurance provided a total of 1.73 trillion yuan in risk protection, an increase of 16.18 percent over the same period last year. A relevant person in charge of the State Financial Supervision and Administration said that financial support in key areas such as farmland capital construction and agricultural science and technology has increased significantly this year, and the loan balance has increased by 36% and 44% respectively by the end of April this year.