Russia: There will be no shortage of grain for flour and bakery production in Tatarstan

In Tatarstan this year, due to unfavorable weather conditions, 3.5 million tons of grain were harvested, which is 1.7 million tons less than last year. However, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic assured that there will be no shortage of raw materials for the production of flour and baked goods, reports GlagoL correspondent in Tatarstan Olga Sapozhnikova. The Minister of Agriculture of Tatarstan, Marat Zyabbarov, said during a live broadcast that, despite the difficult, dry year, the region received the necessary amount of grain to meet domestic needs. Earlier, he said that the republic requires about 300 thousand tons of grain per year for the production of bakery and alcohol products, and about 3 million tons for feed for livestock and poultry farms. Zyabbarov explained why the republic collected less grain this year. In the summer, the republic experienced a drought, which also greatly affected the harvest. As a result, only 3.5 million tons of grain were ...