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Farmers in Zala can be happy: the average yield of wheat is exceptionally high

Published Aug 14, 2020

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Krisztián Sabján said that on an area of almost 25,000 hectares, an average of 6.3 tons of winter wheat was harvested per hectare, while last year's average yield was 6.1 tons. There was no problem with the quality of the wheat, but only 30 to 40 percent of the harvested quantity was food grade. Cereals were harvested on 35,448 hectares: the average yield per hectare of 6,500 hectares of winter barley was 5.3 tons and that of spring barley (1,500 hectares) was 5.6 tons. Oats, triticale and rye were harvested in a smaller area.

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The average yield of arable crops harvested in the summer was in line with the long-term average, but rape yield was lower than in previous years. An average of 2.3 tons of crops were harvested on the nearly 15,000 hectares of rapeseed land, 0.9 tons less than last year, said Krisztián Sabján. He added that farmers are adapting their work to the weather, the straw harvest is almost complete and they are also doing well with stubble cultivation. Those who want to achieve greening as a condition for area-based payments with organic secondary sowing have already started sowing. Harvesting of 8,800 hectares of sunflower is expected to ...
Source: Agroinform
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