It is planned to collect at least 4.5 million tons of grain in the Saratov region

“We expect that the farmers of the region will begin harvesting grain on July 10, if the weather does not make its own adjustments,” said Deputy Chairman of the Regional Government - Minister of Agriculture of the region Roman Kovalsky. “We expect that farmers of the region will begin harvesting grain on July 10, if the weather does not make its own adjustments,” said Deputy Chairman of the Regional Government - Minister of Agriculture of the region Roman Kovalsky. The first to go to the fields grain growers of the Ozinsky, St. Petersburg, Ershovsky, Krasnoarmeysky, Samoilovsky, Arkadaksky, Kalininsky districts. The starting point for grains is at least 4.5 million tons, of which winter crops are at least 2.7 million tons, the head of the regional Ministry of Agriculture specified. Let us recall that this year the farmers of the region fulfilled the task of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation to increase the sown area under hardwood wheat - 77 thousand hectares (128% compared to 2021), soybeans - 36 thousand hectares (128% compared to 2021), sugar beets - 8517 hectares (101% compared to 2021), potatoes in the organized sector - 718 hectares, or 106% compared to last year.