The milk and egg production in 2010 declined by 12.4% and, respectively, 6.6% as a result of the decrease in production at agricultural enterprises and also at private households, IPN reports.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the total agricultural output in 2020 represented 72.9% on 2019, according to preliminary estimates. The decline in the total production was due to the 35.9% decline in vegetal production, which determined a 26.1% reduction in the general index of the total agricultural output, and the 3.8% decrease (-1%) in animal production.

The vegetal production in 2020 represented 64% of the total production, as opposed to 73% in 2019, while the animal production constituted 36%, as against 27% in 2019.

A number of crops last year were much lower than in 2019. The yield of grain crops and legumes was by 2,054 tonnes or 57.9% lower: of wheat – by 579,000 or 50.5% lower, of barley - by 62,000 or 36.6% lower, of legumes – by 24,000 tonnes or 47.0% lower.

Livestock and poultry production last year decreased by 0.8%., primarily due to the 10.7% decline in animal production at private households. At agricultural enterprises, the figure rose by 10.9%.