Staple food is crucial to the national economy and people’s livelihood and it occupies a fundamental and framework status in people’s dietary patterns in China. Although the staple food manufacturing industry develops well in China and has an obvious trend of industrial agglomeration, the level of industrialization and standardized production of the industry need further improvement. This study analyzes the strategic background and development status of the traditional staple food manufacturing industry in China and summarizes the challenges faced by the industry. Based on the national development strategy and long-term planning of the industry, we propose several suggestions, including breeding high-quality varieties that are suitable for traditional staple food processing; adjusting the product structure as well as promoting the transformation and upgrading of the traditional staple food manufacturing industry; developing whole grain food and upgrading the traditional staple food processing toward healthy grain; strengthening the research and development of technologies and equipment as well as promoting the deep integration between the traditional staple food manufacturing industry and intelligent manufacturing; and improving the standards system to promote the industry to be standardized
and scientific.