Azerbaijan starts harvesting grain crops

According to the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan, as of June 1, 341.8 thousand hectares were sown with spring crops in the country, which is 10.7% less than the same date last year, Interfax-Azerbaijan reported. "59 thousand hectares of the total area are cereals and leguminous crops (including 28.7 thousand hectares of corn), 10 thousand hectares - sunflower, 4.5 thousand hectares - sugar beets," the report says. It is also noted that harvesting of the new crop began in May. In particular, at the beginning of June, 82 thousand tons of grain crops were harvested, which is 49.9% more than last year In addition, it is reported that according to the results of January-May of this year. the volume of agricultural production in Azerbaijan amounted to 3.116 billion manats, which is 5.2% higher than the same ...