Abstract:Northeastern area is one of the most important spring maize production area in China.Its planting area occupies 26.8% of the total planting area in China and its output takes up 32.3% of the national output.The history,current situation and prospect of spring maize production in northeastern China were explored in the paper.It was proposed in this paper that the variety distribution should be adjusted and the yield per unit area should be improved on the basis of the scientific development.Some other countermeasures were also put forward,such as improving quality,reducing costs,expanding markets,speeding up the industrialization process,increasing economic efficiency,etc.