YEREVAN. – As compared to the 331,600 tons in 2013, the wheat yield in Armenia has increased by 9.2 percent this year and totaled 340,000 tons.

Agriculture Minister Sergo Karapetyan said the aforementioned at Wednesday’s year-ending press conference.

Karapetyan also informed that, over the course of this one year, the average yield of wheat in the country has grown from 31.3 centners to up to 32 centners, per hectare. As a result, as per the minister, Armenia’s wheat self-sufficiency has increased from 46.8 percent to up to 51 percent, in one year.

Overall, 591,000 tons of grain and cereals were harvested, which is 7.8 percent more than the 2013 indicator of 548,800 tons.

Sergo Karapetyan added that the level of targeted use of the country’s arable land has risen from last year’s 71 percent to 74.2 percent this year.