In the Orenburg region in 2018, the total area of agricultural crops in farms of all categories according to preliminary data amounted to 4 million 224 thousand hectares and compared with the 2017 year decreased slightly (by 0.1%). The area occupied by potato and bombaceae crops decreased by 3.8% and amounted to 62.7 thousand hectares, have informed correspondent IA REGNUM in Orenburgskaya.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of agriculture of the region noted that according to operational information in 2018 in the Orenburg region, the area under food melons 50.9 thousand hectares, which is 101% to 2017, when melons melons were planted on a 50.1 thousand hectares For sowing of gourds Orenburg region ranks first in Russia.

Additionally, in 2017 in the region was planted to 17.25 hectares of potatoes and 7.7 thousand ha of vegetables. The potato crop amounted to 33,1 thousand tons, vegetables — 58,5 thousand tons, higher volumes in 2016.