Grain harvest historical record reached in Russia

A historical record for the harvest of grain has reached the country - said the Minister of Agriculture of Russia Dmitry Patrushev at a meeting of the operational headquarters.

The harvest is currently being completed. The crop was harvested from 93% of the area; 147.5 million tons were received, which is an absolute historical record. In general, by the end of the year, it is planned to reach a maximum of 150 million tons. According to Dmitry Patrushev, this is an unconditional success for farmers and Russian agriculture in general.

Recall that this year the agrarians of Bashkortostan gathered a record harvest - 5 million tons of grain crops.

Such volumes and several other factors may affect the profitability of grain producers. Therefore, to support plant growers, the government is taking a special set of measures. This includes grain purchases for the intervention fund — in 2022, it is planned to purchase up to 3 million tons. Stocks will be available to flour and bread producers.

In addition, part of the costs to grain producers is compensated. 20 billion rubles were allocated for these purposes in 2022. Half of the funds were sent to the regions in the spring and the other half in October. Moreover, for the second tranche, the subsidy rate has been significantly increased - up to two thousand rubles per ton.

In addition to additional funds for grain, another 4.8 billion rubles were distributed to the subjects to stimulate the production of oilseeds. The minister urged representatives of the regions to subsidize farmers as quickly as possible.

Currently, more than 7 million tons of sunflower have been harvested in the country as 25 million tons of sugar beet. For these crops, due to weather conditions, there is still a lag in the pace of harvesting. At the same time, a higher yield than a year ago is recorded. Vegetable harvesting also continues - at the moment, the volume exceeds 3.6 million tons, which is at the level of last year. In addition, 5.7 million tons of potatoes were harvested, which is higher than in 2021. There is also a good increase in yield - more than 10%. More than 75% of the planned area was sown with winter crops.

Author: Azat Gizzatullin