An average crop of 2.9-3.2 tonnes per hectare is anticipated this year. According to the State Hydrometeorology Service, the harvest will be larger than last year, when 2.2 tonnes per hectare were collected on average, IPN reports.

The corn harvest was the greatest in 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2014, when it exceeded 3.2 tonnes of grains per hectare.

In 2012, there were gathered only slightly over 1.2 tonnes per hectare, while in 2007 – under 900 kg per hectare.