Farmers of the Republic of Crimea in 2018, according to preliminary estimates, will bring together 800 thousand tons of grains - less than half last year, losses due to the drought, said on Friday the press-service of the Ministry of agriculture of the region with reference to the head of Department Andrey Rymshina.

"If in 2017, the gross grain harvest amounted to 1.6 million tonnes, this year we will collect about 800 thousand t is Expected to collect an average of 15 to 19 quintals per hectare. But, if there is no precipitation, these figures may be even lower," - are reported words of the Minister.

Earlier it was reported, because of the drought in the Crimea previously suffered 100 thousand hectares of crops, mainly winter crops, the estimated damage is more than 1 billion rubles. The Ministry of agriculture of the region informed that of the total area of winter crops 439,3 thousand hectares in good condition are only 11%, in satisfactory - 46%, weak and thinned - 42%. This condition is due to a dry winter, no rain, autumn is not allowed in the optimal agronomic terms we sow our winter crops, and warm, with little precipitation in the winter, said the Agency.

Rumson reported that the most difficult situation due to the drought observed in the Central, Soviet, Pervomaisk and Nizhnegorsky areas of government administration in these areas has "prepared all the necessary documents to declare an emergency". Two district - Dzhankoy and Krasnoperekopsk - prepare documents to declare a disaster, said the press service.

In 2016 in the Crimea were collected 1,447 million tons of grain, 104,7 thousand tons more than in 2015.