Kazakhstan: The sown area under grain crops will be 14.9 million hectares in the current year

This season the implementation of the program for diversification of sown areas continues.

The total area allocated for grain crops will be 14.9 million hectares, of which 11.2 million hectares will be allocated to wheat, which is 168 thousand hectares less than in 2017.

In addition, in the current year, it is planned to increase the sown areas under feed crops by 654 thousand hectares, which is 19% more than last year’s figure. The sowing area under feed grain crops will amount to about 3 million hectares, which exceeds the figure of the previous year by 42 thousand hectares.

The total area allocated for crops will be 22.3 million hectares, which exceeds the level of the previous year by slightly less than 300 thousand hectares.

The sown area under grain crops in the current year in Kazakhstan will be 14.9 million hectares. This is 2% less than last year, but it is still expected that the total grain harvest will be at the level of 20-21 million tons. This year, the main blow to the sowing of grain was dealt in the southern regions, where favorable weather conditions make it possible to achieve good results. In general, experts believe that the grain harvest in Kazakhstan will be at the level of last year, which indicates the stability of production in the country.