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Leymus chinensis L. is a forage crop grown in Northern China. In this study, the result of compressive experiments on the maximum pressure as affected by moisture content of Leymus chinensis L. are reported. Chopped Leymus chinensis L. samples were compressed in a piston cylinder under three maximum pressure levels (10, 12.5, 15MPa) and at three moisture content levels (7%, 10%, 13% w.b.) to produce briquettes. With increasing maximum pressure, the energy consumption increased significantly but capacity of anti-restore hardly changed. With increasing moisture content, the energy consumption decreased but the capacity of anti-restore increased significantly.