The FINANCIAL — The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan is actively preparing for the harvesting campaign of 2011, informed the press-service of the Ministry.
In the current year, agrarians provided the spring sowing works throughout the areas of 18.672 mln ha. At the same time, grain sowings occupied the areas of 16.199 mln ha, including wheat – 13.822 mln ha.
To date, agrarians of Almaty, Zhambyl, Kyzylorda, Aktobe, West Kazakhstan, East Kazakhstan and South Kazakhstan oblasts began harvesting grains.
As of August 12, 2011, agricultural producers harvested grains throughout 739.7 thsd ha, or 29.4% of the general sowing areas of the mentioned oblasts, and produced 1.155 mln tonnes of grains with the average yield of 15.6 c/ha.
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