Grain yield in Azerbaijan has reduced, which was recognized by the State Statistics Committee.
According to him on August 4, the yield was only 24 tons per hectare (minus 3.6 in comparison with the result of the previous year). This was the reason for the reduction yield of grain from 1,875,010 to 1,442,353 tons.
By August 4 Fruitful were fields of Barda region - 36,7 quintals per hectare. The lowest yield (5,2 quintals per hectare against 20,6 quintals per ha) was recorded in the Gobustan region.
Experts attribute the shortfall to the actual drought in most of Azerbaijan. There did not help the new agricultural machinery, purchased by the government for lease by large farms. -17D-
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