Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- To date, more than 8.1 million tons of grain have been grown in farms and agricultural enterprises of Uzbekistan, and the average yield in areas with a good level of water supply has exceeded 70.5 centners. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture.

In total, 75 commercial representatives collected 2,722,000 tons (106 percent) of products, including 2,456,000 tons of marketable grain (1,305,000 tons for purchase to the state reserve and 1,151,000 tons for temporary storage with subsequent sale on exchanges). At the same time, 265,600 tons (110 percent) of seed grain were harvested for the 2024 crop. 

As a result of the timely and proper organization of agrotechnical measures, the grain yield was 74.8 centners per hectare in Bukhara region, 74.2 centners per hectare in Tashkent region, 73.8 centners per hectare in Samarkand region, 73 centners per hectare in Ferghana region, 73 .5 centners per hectare in Andijan region, 73 centners per hectare in Khorezm region, 72.3 centners per hectare in Surkhandarya region, 72.1 centners per hectare in Syrdarya region and 72.6 centners per hectare in Namangan region.In order to increase the yield, instead of biologically obsolete varieties, the areas of 12 high-yielding, weather-resistant varieties (including 8 local ones) of winter wheat have been expanded on 585,000 hectares.

The sowing season ended 10-12 days earlier than in previous years, and thanks to the rains in the third decade of October and in November, grain was harvested in most fields in conditions of natural soil moisture.

Also in the spring months, foliar top dressing was carried out: 3 times with nitrogen mineral fertilizers (750-800 kilograms per hectare in physical terms) and 4-5 times by the suspension method with biostimulants enriched with macro- and microfertilizers. For the systematic harvesting of grain crops, 2,557 grain harvesting teams were formed in a short time, and 3,205 high-performance combines, 14,725 trucks and 1,000 tractor tractors were involved. 1,261 mobile workshops and 1,134 gas stations were involved in organizing the harvesting campaign at the proper level and maintaining equipment in good condition. Depending on the phases of grain development and maturation of varieties, harvesting began on 22 May in Surkhandarya region, on 24 May in Kashkadarya region, on 29 May in Syrdarya, Tashkent and Bukhara regions, on 31 May in Jizzakh region, in Ferghana, Navoi, Andijan and Samarkand regions – on 2 June, in Khorezm region – on 5 June and in the Republic of Karakalpakstan – on 8 June.

Such positive results are the result of the reforms carried out in agriculture in our country, and the growing interest of farms in the fruits of their activities. In addition, all this is supported by the timely implementation of agrotechnical measures using modern methods and advanced technologies.