So far, Mongolia has harvested 50 percent of all vegetables and 15 percent of wheat, reported the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Light Industry. The harvest rate is about the same level as last year.

However, the National Agency of Meteorology and Environment Monitoring (NAMEM) warns that October temperatures are expected to be colder than many years and bring more snow.

This year, 660,000 hectares of land nationwide have been sown, of which grain was sowed on 420.2 thousand hectares (wheat on 389.4 thousand hectares), potatoes on 19.8 thousand hectares, vegetables on 9.9 thousand hectares, oil plants on 100.4 thousand hectares, fodder plants on 100 thousand hectares, and fruits and berries on 4.7 thousand hectares.