Kazakhstan completed harvesting campaign
16:35, 13 November 2012
ASTANA. November 13. KAZINFORM "Kazakhstan has completed its harvesting campaign," Agriculture Vice Minister Muslim Umiryayev told a press conference.
As the data provided by the agriculture departments of the local administartions indicate, as of November 10, 2012, the regions gathered about 14.8 mln of wheat crop. The average yield of wheat was fixed at 9.8 centners per ha.
Drought decreased this year gross grain harvest against 2011 by 14.7 mln tons (by 2.2 times).