Russia: Sunflower harvest in Crimea exceeded last year by 14 percent

Crimean farmers have completed sunflower harvesting: in 2022 more area and higher yields This was announced by the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Crimea Andrei Savchuk. The head of the ministry announced the current results for other important regional crops. “This year, 111,000 tons of sunflower have been harvested from the fields, which is 14% more than last year. More than 76 thousand hectares have been threshed. The leaders in the production of this crop are Krasnogvardeysky, Krasnoperekopsky, Dzhankoysky and Razdolnensky districts,” Andrey Savchuk commented. The head of the Crimean Ministry of Agriculture also recalled that this year sunflower was sown on an area of 76.2 thousand hectares, which is 18% more than in 2021. “We have finished harvesting rice, according to the operational data of the district administrations, 5,948 tons have been harvested. A few days later, farmers finish harvesting soybeans, 0.7 thousand hectares or 93% of the area have already been ...