Grain yield increases in Kazakhstan
By Trend
As of August 20, 1.895 million tons of grain has been threshed in Kazakhstan, which is 0.07 percent less than the indicator for the same period last year (1.896 million tons), the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan stated.
The average yield is 18.9 quintals per hectare, which is 3.85 percent more than in the last year (18.2 quintals per hectare).
According to the data of the Statistics Committee of the Ministry of Economy of Kazakhstan, in 2018, the area sown with agricultural crops amounted to 22.0 million hectares, which is 0.83 percent more than in 2017 (21.84 million hectares).