Kazakhstan harvests 24.3 million tonnes of grain

Average yield reached 15.6 centners per hectare, above the long-term average.

Kazakhstan harvested 24.3 million tonnes of grain this season despite a prolonged lack of rainfall in several grain-producing regions. Average yield was 15.6 centners per hectare.

Author: Робот Source: Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan

A combine harvester gathers grain in a field. — Kazakhstan’s harvest campaign yielded 24.3 million tonnes of grain. Illustrative photo. Photo: FOTO:Fortepan — ID 89614: Adományozó/Donor: Urbán Tamás. / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Kazakhstan harvested 24.3 million tonnes of grain following this year’s harvest campaign. The average yield was 15.6 centners per hectare, exceeding the long-term average.

Several regions experienced a prolonged drought during the growing season. The dry conditions affected crop development and created additional risks for the harvest.

Farmers applied 2.1 million tonnes of mineral fertilisers, equal to 66% of the scientifically justified requirement. Elite seeds accounted for 12%, above the planned 11.6%.

Agricultural producers purchased more than 11,000 pieces of machinery, including through a preferential leasing programme. The machinery fleet renewal rate stood at 7%, with a target of 8% by the end of the year.

Regions received 401,100 tonnes of diesel fuel for the harvest campaign. A further 41,300 tonnes were allocated for grain drying, taking rainfall during the harvest period into account.

Translated from Russian using artificial intelligence. Source: Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan

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