OREANDA-NEWS. August 10, 2009. It was said by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry Anatolie Gorodenco adding that 360 thousand tones or almost half of the harvest are the food wheat.

The gluten level in the wheat reaches 25-28 per cent. The Ministry of Agriculture’s head said the harvest would enable ensuring the country’s food security this year.

According to the Minister, Moldova also has a possibility to export about 240 thousand tones of first group crops this year. According to data of the Ministry of Agriculture, 1 million 190 thousand tones of grain-crops were harvested in the country this year. 770 thousand tones of wheat, 140 thousand tones of spring barley, 162 thousand tones of winter barley, 20.9 thousand tones of pea and 80.3 thousand tones of rape were harvested.