The "long rains and the current snowfall is already more than two weeks delay the timing of the harvest. And if in most of the regions of Khakassia the grain removed as much as possible, in the Ordzhonikidze and Shira harvested only 59% and 42% of the plan respectively. The overall implementation plan for the grain harvest in the Republic is 58.1%", — stated in the message.

Authorities say that despite the weather conditions, to date, the total yield of wheat, barley and oats by 13 thousand tons exceeds the level of 2015. According to the Ministry of agriculture of the region, last year this figure was about 230 thousand tons.