Kazakhstan harvests nearly 20 mln tons of grain so far

Harvesting campaign continues across Kazakhstan, Kazinform News Agency learnt from the Kazakh Agriculture Ministry.

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The projected harvest area for grain and leguminous crops exceeds 16 million hectares throughout Kazakhstan. As of now, 12.7 million hectares or 79.3% of the total area have been harvested. 19.8 million tons of grain have been threshed.

1.3 million tons of oilseeds, 2.4 million tons of potatoes with a yield of 229.2 centners/hectare, and 3.2 million tons of vegetables with a yield of 303.1 centners/hectare have been collected as of October 2.

In addition, 427,500 tons of cabbage with a yield of 324 centners/hectare, 897,400 tons of onions with a yield of 429 centners/hectare, and 328,500 tons of carrots with a yield of 286.8 centners/hectare have been secured.