Corn and sunflower yields in Vas county are better than the annual average

The average yield of corn per hectare is higher with 30 percent, while sunflower yields exceeds the average yields of the last 15 years by 40 percent in Vas county – said Márkus Antal agriculture consultant to MTI.

On the basis of the datas of the Board of Agriculture of the Government Office of Vas county in the past 15 years, the average yield of corn per hectare was 5.78 tons, compared to this year's average of 7.56 tons, which is a 30 percent increase. The average sunflower yield exceeds the average yields of the last 15 years by 40 percent – reports MTI.