CIS: In 2007 Many Countries Observed Increase Of Grain Yield

CIS: IN 2007 MANY COUNTRIES OBSERVED INCREASE OF GRAIN YIELD

Agrimarket Consulting, Ukraine
Feb 6 2008

According to the Intergovernmental Statistics Committee, in 2007 the
CIS countries observed increase of gross grain yield in clean weight.

Armenia observed the maximal increase of gross grain yield – up 113%
as compared to 2006 (500.000 tonnes of grain in 2006).

According to the Statistics Committee data, in 2007 increase of gross
grain yield was also observed in Kazakhstan – 20.1 mln tonnes (up 22%
as compared to 2006) and Belarus – 7.2 mln tonnes (up 22%). Russia
also observed slight increase of gross grain yield – to 81.8 mln tonnes
(up 4%) as well as Tajikistan – to 900.000 tonnes (up 1%).

Azerbaijan (down 3% to 2 mln tonnes), Kyrgyzstan (down 5% to 1.5 mln
tonnes), Ukraine (down 15% to 29.3 mln tonnes) and Moldova (down 61%
to 900.000 tonnes) observed the decrease of gross grain yield.