In 2023, corn production in Moldova will increase by three times

Published 2023년 8월 11일

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The State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry in Moldova, Vasile Sarban, has forecasted that the country will harvest over 2 million tons of corn in 2023, nearly three times the amount harvested the previous year. Sarban also expects an increase in the gross harvest of other crops such as sunflower, soybeans, and sugar beets. In 2022, Moldova's corn crop was 705 thousand tons, sunflower was 622 thousand tons, soybeans were almost 31 thousand tons, and sugar beets were 382 thousand tons, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

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In 2023, Moldova can harvest more than 2 million tons of corn, which is almost three times higher than last year's figure. This forecast was voiced by the State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry Vasile Sarban, RadioMoldova reports. Also, according to the official, an increase in the gross harvest of a number of other crops is expected - sunflower, soybeans, sugar beets. “As for corn, 484 thousand hectares have been sown and we expect a harvest of 2.1 million tons. We have 388 thousand hectares of sunflower, from which, according to our estimates, 785 thousand tons will be harvested. As for sugar beets, there are almost 11,000 hectares of them, and we plan to harvest 660,000 tons of root crops. 25 thousand hectares are allocated for soybeans, from which about 55 thousand tons will be ...

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