In the Volgograd region of Russia, more than 70% of frost-damaged crops were insured

The introduced state of emergency will allow farmers to receive insurance payments. Owners of more than 70% of agricultural crop areas affected by the May frosts will be able to receive insurance payments. Chairman of the regional agriculture committee Marina Morozova reported this to TASS. “More than 70% of these areas are insured. The introduced regional emergency regime will allow farmers to receive insurance payments,” says the response to a TASS request signed by Morozova. She clarified that in general, farmers of the Volgograd region insured winter crops on a total area of 614.5 thousand hectares, including under the Multirisk program - 195.6 thousand hectares and under the 4C program - 418.6 thousand. ha. Earlier, the department reported that about 190 thousand hectares of agricultural crops in the Volgograd region, which is 5% of all sown areas planned for 2024, were damaged due to May frosts. A state of emergency (emergency situation) was introduced in the Volgograd ...