According to the Department of agriculture and food Primorye, have traditionally been farmers Khankaisky, Khorolsky, Chernigovsky, Spassky Anuchinskiy areas

This year farmers have removed more 19,2 thousands of hectares of crops, gathered 52 thousand tons of rice, said experts.

Note, Primorsky Krai is one of the largest producers of rice. The amount of arable land, the region takes the second place among subjects of the Russian Federation. Annual rice production is 50 thousand tons, which is 4.6% of Russia's total.

We will remind, earlier Vice-the Governor of Primorye Sergey Sidorenko said that despite the Typhoon Lionrock this year it is expected a good harvest of rice, soybeans and corn. From the elements in the region suffered not more than 10% of the acreage.