As many as 1.580 million hectares, or 86 per cent of the plan, sown in Tatarstan

On May 28, speaking at a regional video-conference in the Government House of the republic held by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov with participation of Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin, the regional Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Zyabbarov said that as many as 1.580 million hectares, or 86 per cent of the plan, which makes 1.8 million hectares, have been sown in Tatarstan.

This includes 91 per cent of cereals, 96 per cent of sugar beet, 65 per cent of corn, 86 per cent of sunflower and 74 per cent of rapeseed. As many as 52 per cent of potatoes and vegetables of 7.1 hectares planned have been planted.  

According to Minister, it is necessary to step up all efforts for sowing, ensuring the sowing rate at least 100,000 hectares per day and finish the sowing campaign no later than June 5.

Zyabbarov supposed that the harvesting campaign will be late this year.

“Realizing that the harvesting period will be later, I would like to focus on the preparation of the grain flow and drying complex. All drying complexes available to agricultural producers should be brought into operation in advance, those who do not have them should work out issues with grain-receiving enterprises and elevators in advance to conclude contracts for the provision of services,” he said.

As many as 44 grain elevators with a total capacity of one-time storage of more than 2.5 million tonnes of grain operates in Tatarstan.