As previously reported IA “Kazakh-Zerno”, on October, 23 Kazakhstanian growers have harvested 15 million 58.1 thousand hectares (15 million hectares of 77.1 on the plan). According to operational report, as of today this figure has increased by 8.4 thousand hectares. Mass harvest is 99.9% completed.
Before the official announcement of the completion of harvest farmers left to harvest about 10 thousand hectares, and this is area of rice and maize cultivation, noted in the Ministry of Agriculture.
At the moment, harvesting campaign is not completed in three areas of Kazakhstan. In Almaty harvest covered 98.6% of the farmlands, in Zhambyl and South Kazakhstan – 99.8%.
The total harvest from the fields in Kazakhstan with an average yield of 9.8 q / ha is 14 million 699.2 thousand tons. We remind, last year at the same period grain harvest in the country was approaching 26 million 848.9 thousand tons.
The Ministry of Agriculture said it is possible that about the end of the harvest of grain crops will be to reported this week.