Ildar Khalikov is on a working trip in Chistopol region

On July 19 Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov visited industrial park “Chistopol”, grain field and grain elevator during his working trip to Tatarstan Chistopol district. Prime Minister was accompanied by Vice-Premier – Tatarstan Minister of Agriculture and Foodstuff Marat Akhmetov.

Ildar Khalikov held a working meeting on development of the platform at industrial park “Chistopol”. Tatarstan Prime Minister noted that development of the industrial park was in progress.

Ildar Khalikov met with heads of farms at one of the fields. Tatarstan Minister of Agriculture and Foodstuff Marat Akhmetov reported that spring crops were badly affected by drought with winter crops sown only on 500 thousand hectares of the total area of grain crops (1.6 mln hectares).

Head of Chistopol region Ildus Ahkmetzyanov, in his turn, said that grain crop area made 51.5 hectares, including 14 thousand hectares of winter crops. The harvesting period for winter crops started two days ago. The grain crop capacity currently makes 21 centner per hectare.

Ildar Khalikov took part in the ceremony dedicated to receiving of the first grain of the new harvest at the Chistopol grain elevator. He congratulated grain-growers on this event.

Prime Minister also looked around the grain elevator to make sure in its readiness for grain receiving and processing.