Harvest running at 25.1 percent

Economy | Agriculture
e.erdenejargal@montsame.gov.mn
2019-10-02 12:35:13

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. As of October 1st, 113 thousand tons of crops were harvested from 87.7 thousand hectares. 105.5 thousand tons of wheat, 131.1 thousand of potato from 11.2 thousand hectares, 51.1 thousand tons of vegetables from 51.1 thousand hectares which is harvesting is running at 25.1 percent for grains, 58.1 percent for vegetables, 75.1 percent for potatoes according to Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry.



Throughout the country this year, a total of 512 thousand hectares of areas cultivated for crops including 340 thousand hectares for wheat, 14.8 thousand hectares for potatoes, 8.0 thousand hectares for vegetables, 82.4 thousand hectares for oil plants and 42.0 thousand hectares for fodder plants. According to the preliminary harvest balance, it is expected to harvest 441.9 thousand tons of crops of which 420.0 thousand tons of wheat, 176.8 thousand tons of potatoes, 91.2 thousand tons of vegetables, 38.0 thousand tons of oil plants and 80.4 thousand tons of fodder plants.