Amount of crops to be kept at the same level in Tatarstan in 2015

On January 5, at a regional meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Akhmetov said that Tatarstan leadership is going to keep the amount of crops at the same level in 2015, – 2.9 million hectares.

Summarizing results of agricultural works in 2014, the minister said that 6.1 million tonnes of crops have been produced in the republic. The total area of winter crops has made 590, 000 hectares.

Akhmetov noted that financial support is one of the main problems in agricultural industry today. Also, prices for necessary material resources such as fertilizers, protection products, spare parts, and seeds, have increased. In general, rise in prices for the sowing campaign is expected at 5 billion roubles.

Commenting on the minister’s report, Ildar Khalikov said that 2015 will be a challenging year for agricultural industry and economy.