Total sown area decreased by 4.2 percent www.montsame.mn
Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/ This year, sowing has been made on 501.1 thousand hectares of area nationwide, including 367.9 thousand hectares for wheat, 12.7 thousand hectares for potato, 8.5 thousand hectares for vegetables, 40.9 thousand hectares for fodder plants and 1000 hectares for medicinal herbs.
Compared with the same period of previous year, total sown area decreased by 22.1 thousand hectares or 4.2 percent, thereof the wheat area decreased by 6.1 percent, industrial crops by 13.6 percent, medicinal herbs by 63.2 percent and potatoes area by 14.9 percent. However, fodder crops increased by 60.0 percent and vegetables by 3.9 percent respectively.
M.Unurzul
Published Date:2018-07-25