Mongolia: Chigawo cha Selenge Chatenga Matani 27,000 a Mbatata, 57.5% ya Malo Omwe Anakololedwa
Njira zazikulu
- 27,000 t of potatoes harvested in Selenge by 25 September
- 57.5% of 3,200 ha of potatoes in Selenge already harvested
- 14.5 t/ha is the average Selenge potato yield so far
- 826.4 t of potatoes lifted from 72.9 ha in Zavkhan province
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- Kwa ogulitsa
- Check demand for seed, irrigation and storage in Mongolia: potato yields of 11-15 t/ha leave room to grow, and Zavkhan added 361 ha of irrigation.
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Mongolian growers are racing the autumn frost this week. In Selenge, the country's leading crop province, just over half of the potato land had been lifted by 25 September, giving 27,000 tonnes from 1,856 of 3,200 hectares, according to the state agency Montsame. On the reported numbers the yield comes to roughly 14.5 tonnes per hectare, while in western Zavkhan it is closer to 11 tonnes, where bad weather also slowed field work. Irrigated land in Zavkhan grew by 361 hectares this year, a sign that local farms invest in water. For a country that already covers its own potato demand, low yields point to room for better seed, irrigation and storage. Suppliers of seed, irrigation and storage equipment may find openings there once the harvest is finished. The figures are provincial progress reports carried by one news agency, and the yields are our own arithmetic.
Farmers in Selenge province, the main crop region of Mongolia, have harvested 27,000 tonnes of potatoes. They dug 1,856 hectares out of 3,200 hectares planted. This is 57.5% of the plan. The state news agency Montsame reported the figures on 26 September. The data refer to 25 September.
The average potato yield in Selenge so far is about 14.5 tonnes per hectare. This is our calculation from the reported area and volume. The province also harvested 37,500 tonnes of other vegetables.
The grain harvest in Selenge moves more slowly. Overall, the province had completed 30% of its harvest by 25 September. Farmers collected 82,200 tonnes of wheat from 45,000 hectares. The average wheat yield was 1.8 tonnes per hectare, the agency said.
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Smaller volumes in the west
In Zavkhan province in western Mongolia, farmers harvested 826.4 tonnes of potatoes from 72.9 hectares. This gives about 11.3 tonnes per hectare, according to our calculation. Montsame reported these data on 25 September. Weather slowed the harvest in the province, the agency said.
Zavkhan is expanding irrigation. Irrigated land in the province reached 778.1 hectares, 361 hectares more than a year earlier. By 24 September, farmers had harvested 3,742.3 tonnes of all crops from 1,492.1 hectares.
Self-sufficient in potatoes
Mongolia grows almost all the potatoes it eats. In 2023, the government said the country had fully covered its domestic demand for potatoes. It also produced nearly all seed for its staple vegetables, Montsame reported at the time.
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Mongolia has a very short growing season. Potatoes must be lifted before hard frost. With only 57.5% of the area harvested in Selenge by late September, the next two weeks are critical for the crop.
Yields of 11–15 tonnes per hectare are low by international standards. They show the potential of irrigation, better seed and storage in the country. Exporters of seed potatoes, irrigation systems and storage equipment should follow how Mongolia invests in these areas after the harvest.
Photo: Flowering potato plants (not Mongolia) (illustrative). Ввласенко / Wikimedia Commons, CC NDI-SA 3.0
Chidule cha Mbatata Padziko Lonse
Nkhani zisanu zapamwamba, mitengo, machenjezo a matenda ndi zochitika. M'mawa wa pakati pa sabata, palibe malonda.
Chotsatira
Harvest continues in Selenge and Zavkhan. Weather has slowed field work in Zavkhan, according to the state news agency.
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- Montsame — СЭЛЭНГЭ: Ургац хураалт 30 хувьтай байна, 26.09.2026 — https://www.montsame.mn/mn/read/410819
- Montsame — ЗАВХАН: Усалгаатай тариалан 361 га-гаар нэмэгдэж, ургац хураалт үргэлжилж байна, 25.09.2026 — https://www.montsame.mn/mn/read/410750
- Montsame — Mongolia Secures 80 Percent of Its Vegetable Demand in 2023, 31.10.2023 — https://www.montsame.mn/en/read/330241
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