Ulaanbaatar
441.9 thousand tons of crops expected to be harvested
Economy
Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. 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.
In connection with weather
conditions, crops are at the ripening phase in about 60 percent of the total farming
fields. Technical preparedness for harvesting is running at 82 percent.
Of the total crops, 50
thousand tons will be reserved for next year’s sowing, 6.6 thousand
tons will be used as seeds, 21.5 thousand tons –fodders and 8.7 thousand tons –
spirit production. Thus, a total of 333.2 thousand tons of crops are likely
to be distributed to flour producers.
Generally, Mongolia requires
320 thousand tons of pure wheat in order to produce flour that meets the
country’s annual domestic needs. The preliminary balance shows it can be met.
