NKR National Statistics Service Press Release

NKR NATIONAL STATISTICS SERVICE PRESS RELEASE

Azat Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh Republic [NKR]
19 July 2006

Harvest of grain crops continues. Already 42,758 ha was harvested
as on July 17, which is about 76.6 percent of total land under crop,
about 55,814 ha. 53.68 thousand tonnes of grain was threshed, yield
per hectare totaled 12.6 metric centners, including in Askeran 9683
ha, 1197 thousand tonnes, 12.4 metric centners, in Hadrut 7200 ha,
9.07 thousand tonnes, 12.6 metric centners, in Martakert 7060 ha,
10.89 thousand tonnes, 15.4 metric centners, in Martuni 11,564 ha,
16.05 thousand tonnes, 13.9 metric centners, in Shushi 830 ha, 356.9
tonnes, 4.3 metric centners, and in Kashatagh 6421 ha, 5.33 thousand
tonnes, 8.3 metric centners. The yield of grain crops declined by 8.5
percent or 1.1 metric centner compared with 13.7 metric centners as
on July 18, 2005.

AA. 19-07-2006