News
20.10.2009
Farmers harvest 441,200 MT of soy as of Oct 1, State Statistics Committee
As of October 1, farmers had harvested 441,200 MT of soybeans, the State Statistics Committee has reported.
They harvested soy on 269,000 hectares.
The average soy yield is 16.4 centners per hectare in 2009.
As to Agro Perspective earlier report, as of September 1 farmers had harvested 38,000 MT of soybeans.
In 2008, farmers harvested 812,500 MT of soy (after processing), an increase by 12.4% or 89,900 MT over 2007. In 2007, farmers gathered 722,600 MT of soy (after processing), a fall of 18.9% or by 167,900 MT year-on-year.
Agro Perspectiva
