KSH: the yields of cereal crops increased by 6.1 percent

7.2 million tonnes of cereal grain was grown in 2014, 6.1 percent more than in the previous year, on a 3.1 percent larger area – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Thursday.

According to the Central Statistical Office (KSH), the increase is primarily, due to the favorable weather conditions, but the yields have risen as well.

The average yields, with the exception of rye exceeded the datas of the previous year. (MTI)