FM: soybean crop may be 181 thousand tonnes this year

This year, 181 thousand tons of soybeans can be transported into the granaries, about a quarter more than in 2015. The yield has improved significantly to 3 tonnes per hectare in 2016 – Nagy István, Parliamentary Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) emphasized.

At the event of the Magyar Szója Nonprofit Kft., held on Thursday in Budapest, the Parliamentary Minister of State highlighted that 2015 brought a significant change in soybean cultivation. The yield was close to 150 thousand tonnes, compared to the 70-90 thousand tonnes harvest of the year before 2015. (MTI)