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Thu, 12/18/2008 - 16:38
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N. Korean harvest improves due to favorable weather
SUWON, South Korea, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea reaped 4.3 million tons of grain in 2008, up 7 percent from the previous year thanks to improved weather conditions, a South Korean farm agency said Thursday.
North Korea had no major typhoons in the summer, which helped increase its
harvest by 300,000 tons, the state-run Rural Development Administration said in a
statement.
The country's rice harvest increased by 330,000 tons to nearly 1.9 million tons,
while corn production dropped by about 50,000 tons to 1.5 million tons due to an
early drought, it said.
North Korea also produced 160,000 tons of soy beans, 510,000 tons of potatoes and
240,000 tons of barley and other grains, it said.
hkim@yna.co.kr
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North Korea had no major typhoons in the summer, which helped increase its
harvest by 300,000 tons, the state-run Rural Development Administration said in a
statement.
The country's rice harvest increased by 330,000 tons to nearly 1.9 million tons,
while corn production dropped by about 50,000 tons to 1.5 million tons due to an
early drought, it said.
North Korea also produced 160,000 tons of soy beans, 510,000 tons of potatoes and
240,000 tons of barley and other grains, it said.
hkim@yna.co.kr
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