Production of agricultural products decreases by 8.4% in Kazakhstan in 2012
2012-10-15 15:34:27
Production of agricultural products decreased by 8.4% in 2012, compared to the same period of 2011, the Statistics Agency of Kazakhstan noted.
The volume of agricultural products amounted to 1.329 trillion tenge in the first nine months of 2012, which is 8.4% less.
According to the agency, the amount of livestock products output reached 720 billion tenge (down 5.3%), in crop - 604.8 billion tenge (down 11.1%).
The number of cattle decreased by 1.2%, goats - 3.6%, pigs - by 15.8% as of October 1, 2012, compared to the same date in 2011.
However, the number of horses has increased by 5.5%, camels - by 2.5%, birds - by 1.4%