CHISINAU (Moldova), January 30 (SeeNews) – Moldova’s agricultural output increased by 8.6% on the year in 2017, mainly due to a rise in the plant production sector, the country's statistical office, BNS, said on Tuesday.
Higher plant production offset a decrease in livestock production, BNS said in an annual statement on agricultural output.
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Plant production increased by 13% on the year in 2017, while livestock production decreased by 2.1%.
Last year, households registered an increase in egg production by 5.1%, while the production of cattle and poultry dropped by 3.1%.
Milk production declined by 3.8% on the year in 2017.
Moldova’s total agricultural output increased by 18.6% in 2016, mainly due to a 26% rise in plant production and 3.1% growth of livestock production.
Details on Moldova's main crops production follow (in thousand of tonnes):
|
2017* |
2016 |
Wheat |
1,249 |
1,293 |
Maize |
1,762 |
1,392 |
Sugar beet |
831 |
665 |
Sunflower |
800 |
677 |
Fruit |
659 |
596 |
Potato |
197 |
214 |
Vegetables |
308 |
293 |
Grapes |
675 |
616 |
* based on preliminary estimations