Sugar beet harvest expected to make 2,000,000 tons in Tatarstan

On October 26 at a regional video-conference meeting at Tatarstan Government House First Deputy Tatarstan Minister of Agriculture and Food Minsagir Nurtdinov reported that sugar beet crops have harvested on 48,700 ha or 88% of the total area. As of today, 1,810,000 tons of sugar beets have been harvested, providing an average yield of 372 centners per hectare.

According to Minsagir Nurtdinov, sugar beet harvest is expected to make 2,000,000 tons. Last week, 7,600 hectares were harvested with 6,500 hectares remain to be harvested.

It is expected that in case of favorable weather conditions the harvest campaign will be finished next week.

It was reported that 1100 agricultural vehiclels are used to pick up sugar beets from the fields. About 510,00 tons of sugar beet crops have been processed (sugar plants in Zainsk, Buinsk, Nurlat).

Tatarstan Minister of Agriculture and Food also reported on the progress of harvesting corn and sunflower crops.

Minsagir Nurtdinov said that the main soil treatment works on 1690 thousand ha or 78% have been fulfilled in Tatarstan.

The meeting was held by Tatarstan Prime-Minister Ildar Khalikov with participation of all municipalities.