In the Kaluga region to the grain harvesting began farmers of the 18 districts, the correspondent of IA REGNUM in the Ministry of agriculture of the region. As at 31 July 2018 crops already harvested on the area of 3,1 thousand hectares (4% of the plan). Harvested 9.8 thousand tons of grain. The yield is 31.8 C/ha.

High rates of harvesting of the crops noted in Khvastovichy, Kozelsk, Zhukovsky, Medyn area. Agriculture, Peremyshl district hold the highest level of the yield is approximately 79,3 kg/ha (Ferzikovo — 51,2 kg/ha, Baryatinsky — 44,5 t/ha).

On the fields of OOO "Agrofirma Siniy" in the Kozelsk area these days get high the wheat harvest more than 50 centners per hectare. The company was founded in 2016 to ensure processing plant wheat JSC "Biotechnica" a sufficient number of its own raw materials. The rest of the week with the help of high technology firm is to remove about 800 hectares.

Promising crops — canola continues to be grown in the LLC "SP Dimitrov" Meshchovsk district. Unpretentious to the presence of moisture and fertility of the soil the plant grows well in temperate zone agriculture. In addition to the rape grown here are oats, rye, barley, corn and other crops, which give stable yield and profit, allowing the economy to develop successfully.

We will remind, according to the Minister of agriculture of Kaluga region, Leonid Gromov, 2011-2017 average annual growth of gross agricultural production in comparable prices made up more than 4.4%. In 2017, all 46 indicators of the state program "Development of agriculture and regulation of markets of agricultural products, raw materials and food in the Kaluga region" was implemented in full, and the main — significantly exceeded. On July 1, 2018, the index of production in farms of all categories made up of 113.7%, which is above the target value by 11%.