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ARMENIAN GRAPE HARVEST STAYS AT 2012 LEVEL
Interfax, Russia
Oct 21 2013
YEREVAN. Oct 21
The grape harvest in Armenia this year appears to have been
240,000-242,000 tonnes, according to the initial data, which is
pretty much the same as last year's harvest, the country's Agriculture
Minister Sergo Karapetyan told the press on Monday.
The production of other crops is growing, he said. The republic
harvested 542,100 tonnes of grain, up 19% from last year, and 306,600
tonnes of wheat, up 26%.
Average crop yield was 31 centners per hectare versus 26 in 2012. To
increase the grain harvest, 640 tonnes of elite, highly productive
seed was sown and the planting area was expanded to 100,000 hectares
from 93,700 last year.
The Agriculture Ministry predicts that Armenia will produce 145,000
tonnes of meat this year, 11% more than last year. It expects
production of 670,000 tonnes of milk, up 8.4%, upwards of 710 million
eggs, up 10.8%, and 11,000 tonnes of fish, up 25%.
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Interfax, Russia
Oct 21 2013
YEREVAN. Oct 21
The grape harvest in Armenia this year appears to have been
240,000-242,000 tonnes, according to the initial data, which is
pretty much the same as last year's harvest, the country's Agriculture
Minister Sergo Karapetyan told the press on Monday.
The production of other crops is growing, he said. The republic
harvested 542,100 tonnes of grain, up 19% from last year, and 306,600
tonnes of wheat, up 26%.
Average crop yield was 31 centners per hectare versus 26 in 2012. To
increase the grain harvest, 640 tonnes of elite, highly productive
seed was sown and the planting area was expanded to 100,000 hectares
from 93,700 last year.
The Agriculture Ministry predicts that Armenia will produce 145,000
tonnes of meat this year, 11% more than last year. It expects
production of 670,000 tonnes of milk, up 8.4%, upwards of 710 million
eggs, up 10.8%, and 11,000 tonnes of fish, up 25%.
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