CHISINAU (Moldova), October 27 (SeeNews) – Moldova’s agricultural output increased by 3.7% on the year in the first nine months of 2017, mainly due to a rise in the plant production sector, the country's statistical office, BNS, said on Friday.
The higher plant production was able to offset a decrease in livestock production, BNS said in a quarterly release on agricultural output.
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The country's agricultural output seems to be recovering despite a delay in the crop harvesting campaign caused by extremely unfavourable weather conditions in the spring.
Plant production increased by 6.3% on the year in the nine months through September, while livestock production decreased by 1.5%.
During the January-September period households registered an increase in egg production by 5%, while the production of cattle and poultry dropped by 2.4%.
Milk production declinede by 3.4%.
Moldova’s total agricultural output increased by 18.6% last year, mainly due to a 26% rise in plant production and 3.1% growth of livestock production.