OREANDA-NEWS. February 02, 2009. As it was informed in the National Bureau of Statistics, it is 31.9% more than in 2007.

The increase in the total volume of agricultural production was due to the substantial increase in the crop production - 69%. During the same period the stocks-raising production has decreased by 19,6 %.

The share of the crop production in the total agricultural output amounted to 74.4%, while the share of stock-raising production made 25.6%. In 2008 production of cereals and leguminous plants in Moldova has increased by 3.5 times, including production of wheat- by 3.2 times.

The yield of sunflower increased by 2.4 times, sugar beet - by 50.2%, tobacco - by 4%, soybeans - 43,8%, potatoes -35.5%, vegetables - 66%, fruits and nuts- 38.1%, grapes - 6,5%. At the same time, production of meat has decreased by 24.9%, milk - by 9,5%, eggs - by 23.3%.

The decline in production of stock-raising industry and its share in the total agricultural output was stipulated by the significant decrease in the cattle population in the result of the severe drought of 2007.