The Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan is actively preparing for 2011 harvest campaign

/IRBIS, July 26, 2011/ - Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan is actively preparing for the harvest of 2011, the press- service of agency reported. As indicated, Asylzhan Mamytbekov held an extended panel of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan. It is reported that in 2011 the acreage of all crops was 21.2 million hectares, of which cereals - 16.3 million hectares, including wheat - 14.1 million hectares. Oilseeds planted 1.8 million hectares, cotton - 152.3 thousand hectares, sugar beet - 21.1 thousand hectares, of potatoes and vegetables - 177.5 thousand ha and 188.5, respectively. "Agrometeorological conditions on most of the major grain-zone of Kazakhstan are formed favorably. Moisture content of the soil is good - in June and the first half of July is almost universally dropped heavy rains. State crop is much better than last year - 99% cereals, 96% oil, rice and cotton 85% of sugar beet are in good and satisfactory condition" - was stated in the message. It is noted that all necessary measures to ensure the financial activities related to harvesting have been taken. Of the 177 billion, providing support for the subjects of agriculture (APP) as a whole, 94.4 bln will be spent on hosting the spring sowing and harvesting. Of these, 78 billion tenge are the means of budgetary credits. And the effective interest rate was reduced from 12 to 8% per annum. The work on chemical weeding of crops on an area of 11.0 million hectares has been completed. The struggle with locusts has been performed. 1.9 million hectares have been processed, with there was no damage caused on farmland plants. To date, by the Ministry of Agriculture all 214 licensed HSP have been preinventorized, were instructed all concerned agencies, including local executive bodies, on the careful preparation of grain elevators to harvesting. During the inspection the inspectors of the Ministry of Agriculture of the territorial focus on preparedness dryers and activities to decontaminate from the granary pests. "Have been solved issues of diesel fuel needs in full harvest - allocated for SHTP 405 thousand tons of fuel at a discounted price not exceeding 76 KZT/liter, which is 10 KZT below the average retail (11%). In areas of the operators, they made their consolidation of the resource holders. Now comes the conclusion of contracts and shipment volumes in July paid according to schedule", - was stated in the message. Farmers shipped in July 36.0 thousand tons or 47% of reduced fuel from the planned 76,500 tonnes. To harvest has been prepared 92% of agricultural machinery and the overall level of preparedness is by 6% higher than last year. Currently harvesting of grain crops in Almaty, Zhambyl, Kyzyl-Orda and South Kazakhstan oblasts has begun. As of July 21, 2011 agricultural commodity harvested 227.8 thousand ha, accounting for 22.4% of the total cultivated area of these regions, harvested 333.9 thousand tons, the average yield was 14.7 kg/ha. Everywhere the stocking of foodstuff is being carried out: has been harvested 6.5 million tons of hay (44% of the plan), 121 tons of hay (51%). [2011-07-26]