Despite drought in the southeast, the Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry is sticking to its 2018 grain harvest forecast of 60 million tons

Despite drought in the southeast, the Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry is sticking to its 2018 grain harvest forecast of 60 million tons. Last year’s harvest was 61.3 million tons. The ministry’s press service said: “Despite the fact that some areas in the south and east of the country remain without precipitates, the forecast of yield remains at the level of the past – 60 million tons.”