Gross grain harvest formed 15.6 mln tones in Kazakhstan: Ministry of Agriculture

?According to preliminary data of the Kazakh Statistics Agency, a gross grain harvest in weight after processing formed 15.6 mln tones?, A.Kurishbayev said. He noted that the harvest 2008 was better than harvest 2007. An export potential of grain formed about 6 mln tones. Talking about other kinds of agricultural plants, the Minister noted that volumes of their whole yields ?allow entirely ensure needs of the domestic market?. According to the Minister, rates of growth of gross output of agriculture formed 17 percent, investments to capital stock increased by 21 percent, average monthly salary ? by 22 percent. ?In spite of the hard year, the agricultural sector maintained rates of its development?, A.Kurishbayev emphasized.