Uzbekistan produces agricultural products for 24.05 trillion soums in 1H
07/08/2017 10:55
Uzbekistan produces agricultural products for 24.05 trillion soums in 1H
07/08/2017 10:55
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Total volume of production of agriculture, forestry and fishery made up 24.053 trillion soums in January-June 2017, which rose by 5.8% year-on-year.
State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan said that production of plant growing and livestock, hunting and provision of services made up 23.921 trillion soums (+5.8%), forestry – 42.2 billion soums (+1.3%) and fishery – 89.7 billion soums (+10.1%).
Growth of the volume of products (services) of agriculture, forestry and fisheries is mainly due to significant increase in production of crop and livestock products, hunting and provision of services in these areas.
They grew at the highest rates in Karakalpakstan (+ 9.4%), Samarkand (+ 6.6%), Ferghana (6.3%), Surkhandarya (6.3%), Navoi (+6.2% %) and Kashkadarya (+ 6.1%) regions.
Dehkans produced 75.9% of agriculture output of Uzbekistan in January-June 2017. The smallest share fell to organizations engaged in agricultural activities (2.0%).
Crop production
The volume of production of plant growing in January-June of 2017 made up 14.206 trillion soums, which is 5.5% higher than in the same period in 2016. In total production of agricultural products, the share of crop production was 60.3%.
According to preliminary data, as of 1 January 2017, total sown area of agricultural crops for harvest of the current year in farms of all categories made up 3.7 million hectares, which is 7,000 hectares more than was sown for the harvest of 2016.
The sown area of grain crops made up 1.676 million hectares (0.1 thousand hectares less than in 2016), industrial crops – 1.286 million ha (45,400 hectares less), potatoes - 87,400 hectares (by 3,300 hectares more), vegetables - 230,500 hectares (by 25,100 hectares more), melons - 60,600 hectares (by 0,5 thousand ha less), fodder crops – 352,000 hectares (by 24,400 hectares more).
In addition, as of 1 July 2017 the area of gardens was 283,400 hectares (8,800 hectares more than in 2016), the area of vineyards was 133,000 hectares (by 4,100 hectares more).
Harvest
In the reporting period, all categories of farms produced 5.9 million tonnes of grain crops (+ 0.1%), including 5.87 million tonnes of grain crops, including 5.873 million tonnes of wheat (+0.1%).
Potato was harvested in the amount of 1.455 million tonnes (-0.2%), vegetables – 3.122 million tonnes (+ 9%), melons of food - 191,200 tonnes (+ 8.3% ), fruits and berries – 984,000 tonnes (+ 8.5%), grapes – 27,900 tonnes (+ 5.1%).
Livestock raising
Consistent implementation of measures to further increase the potential of the livestock sector, as well as the systemic state support provided contributed to the growth of livestock numbers, saturation of the domestic consumer market with livestock products.
The volume of production of livestock products in January-June 2017 reached 9.37 trillion soums, which is 6.2% higher than in the same period in 2016 (6.8% in January-June 2016). In the total volume of production of agricultural products, the share of livestock products amounted to 39.7%.
Compared to 1 July 2016, in all categories of farms, number of cattle increased by 490,100 head (by 4.2%), including cows - by 63,700 heads (by 1.5 %), sheep and goats - by 522,200 heads (by 2.6%), birds - by 5.258 million heads (by 8.3%).
The share of cattle in dehkan (personal subsidiary) holdings in the total number of livestock was 94.1%, in farming - 4.8%, cows, respectively - 94.5 and 4.6%, sheep and goats - 84.4 and 8.0%, poultry - 64.7 and 11.5%.
In January-June, 2017, all categories of farms produced 1.083 million tonnes of meat in live weight (7.4% more than in January-June 2016), 4.514 million tonnes of milk (7.3% ), 3.266 billion eggs (6.5%), 20,300 tonnes of wool (4.6%), 944,000 pieces of karakul skins (3.4%).
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