24.6 mln tons of grain harvested in Kazakhstan
The total harvest area for grain and leguminous crops in Kazakhstan exceeds 16 million ha. As of now, 15.1 million ha — or 94.1% of the total — have already been harvested, Kazinform News Agency cites the Kazakh Ministry of Agriculture.
According to the ministry, a total of 24.6 million tons of grain have been harvested to date.
In addition to grain, farmers have harvested 2.1 million tons of oilseeds, 2.7 million tons of potatoes with an average yield of 228.7 c/ha, and 3.6 million tons of vegetables yielding 307.9 c/ha.
The harvest also includes 431 thousand tons of cabbage with an average yield of 323.5 c/ha, 1,026.8 thousand tons of onions yielding 440.7 c/ha, and 374.3 thousand tons of carrots yielding 296.5 c/ha.
“The harvesting campaign is proceeding in an organized manner and within optimal agronomic timeframes,” the Ministry of Agriculture stated.
As reported earlier, Kazakhstan plans to become fully self-sufficient in chicken meat by 2027 through domestic production.
