Kazakhstan harvests 22.7 mln tonnes from nearly 90% of grain areaKazakh farmers have threshed 22.7 million tonnes of grain from 14.3 million hectares, representing 89.3% of the total area dedicated to grain and leguminous crops, the country's Ministry of Agriculture reported.In addition to grain, agricultural producers have gathered 1.7 million tonnes of oilseeds, 2.6 million tonnes of potatoes, and 3.5 million tonnes of vegetables.This year’s total area under crops is 23.6 million hectares, including 16 million hectares under grain and legumes.Kazakhstan’s Grain Union expects this year’s grain harvest to total 22.9 million tonnes, while the Agriculture Ministry’s outlook stands at 24 million tonnes.Last year, Kazakh farmers threshed record 26.5 million tonnes of grain, with the average yield of 1.6 tonnes per hectare. (ICE ALMATY)

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