According to the Committee on agriculture, sowing started in all municipal districts of the region. Winter crops, especially wheat, already placed on an area of over 160 thousand hectares. In General, the harvest of the next year plan to cover about 1.6 million hectares at an average level values.

For the organization of the autumn sowing campaign in the municipal districts carried out extensive work on the preparation of seed. Farms are provided with proper equipment and the necessary amount of fuel. In addition, a stock of fertilizers, the acquisition continues. This in particular contributes to the agreement reached between oblmaslihata and the largest Russian producer of phosphates PhosAgro.

At the same time continue the harvesting campaign: to date, processed 92% of area, yield topped four million tons, the average yield was about 21 kg per hectare. The volumes as last year was affected by difficult weather conditions. However, it is important to note that the task of ensuring food security are met — the target set by the agreement with the Ministry of agriculture of Russia, exceeded. We will remind, about Andrei Bocharov reported in a working meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Strap on the planned grain 200 thousand tons taken in four districts of the region. In Novoanninskiy figure amounted to 236,1 thousand tons. The Saint Michael's farmers achieved 221,6 thousand tons, October and kletskii collected for 221 thousand tons. Close to achieving a 200-strong level growers Elanskogo area, harvested 197 thousand tons.

At the moment we are harvesting late grain crops — chickpea, millet, buckwheat. Later start cleaning the grain of corn. In addition, removed the ginger and mustard; continue to work in the fields with flax and safflower.

Given that self-consumption of the Volgograd region should be about 1.5 million tons of grain in the region create the necessary conditions for realization of export potential of the sector: building new grain storages and processing facilities; arrange competent logistics and improve transport accessibility to facilities; build effective cooperation with partners from other regions of Russia and countries near and far abroad. Note that since the beginning of 2019 beyond the Volgograd region sent to 1.6 million tonnes of grain and oilseeds of sunflower.

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