Grain harvest in Russia exceeded 153.8 million tons

Russia harvested more than 153.8 million tons of grain in net weight, of which over 104.4 million tons were wheat in 2022. This is stated in the materials of the Federal State Statistics Service.

As Bashinform News Agency reported earlier, the harvest in Bashkiria, including grain crops, significantly exceeded last year's figures.

“In 2022, more than 5 million tons of grain were harvested, which is 2.4 times more than last year's level, sugar beet - 1.371 million tons (140.5%), sunflower - 422.7 thousand tons (134.6%). More than half of the harvested crop of grain (63.8%), sugar beet (76.6%), and sunflower (66.1%) falls on the share of agricultural organizations,” the Bashkir Statistical Agency emphasized.

As Bashinform News Agency previously reported regarding the Head of the Republic, Radiy Khabirov, the harvest of grain and leguminous crops in Bashkiria reached a record 5 million tons this year - for the first time since the 1980s.

According to Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Agriculture of Bashkiria Ilshat Fazrakhmanov, the hard work of the past four years contributed to the record harvest in 2022. In particular, we are talking about significant investments in equipment, elite seeds, and mineral fertilizers.

Meanwhile, according to the Head of Bashkiria, Radiy Khabirov, the grain growers of the republic should strive for a grain harvest of 6 million tons. Moreover, now there are all the tools to achieve such a result.

“We need to be ready for such harvests and ensure the storage of such a large amount of grain and its sale,” said Radiy Khabirov.

Author: Galina Bakhshieva