The harvest of autumn barley and rapeseed has ended in Békés County

Outstanding autumn barley yield occured this year in Békés County – Barabás Béla, secretary of the Békés County Farmers' Federation told MTI on Monday.

The average yield per hectare in the county is five tons, which is the best result of the past five years. The autumn barley’s quality is also good, so the previous purchase price of 36 thousand HUF per ton increased slightly, to 38-41 thousand HUF – he added.

Barabás Béla told that about seventy percent of the autumn wheat has been harvested in Békés County, the harvest will be completed at the end of next week. (MTI)