Gross wheat harvest in Kyrgyzstan is 53% higher than last year

By October 7, grain harvesting in Kyrgyzstan was carried out on an area of 560.9 thousand hectares, which is 84% of the total area. This is 122 thousand hectares more than last year, the Ministry of Water and Agriculture reported. In particular, wheat was harvested on an area of 235.4 thousand hectares (97.9%), which is 48.1 thousand hectares more than last year. The gross harvest is 704.2 thousand tons, which is 244.1 thousand tons more than last year (+ 53%). The average grain yield reaches 29.9 c/ha, which is 5.4 c/ha higher than in 2023. Particularly high yields were recorded in the Jalal-Abad, Talas and Chui regions, where the yield is 30.0-33 c/ha. By the specified date, barley has been threshed on an area of 239.9 thousand hectares (95.7%), which is 48.1 thousand hectares more than last year. The gross harvest is 626.8 thousand tons, which is 191.7 thousand tons more than last year. The yield is 26.1 c/ha, which is 3.4 c/ha higher than last year. The highest barley yield ...