Ulyanovsk region leads in the growth rate of grain yield in Russia

The harvesting campaign is nearing completion in the region, works have been carried out on 93 percent of the area. This year, farmers can boast of a record harvest of grain and leguminous crops in the entire modern history of the Ulyanovsk region - two million tons were harvested with an average yield of 35.5 centners per hectare. According to the head of the agrarian department Mikhail Semenkin, earlier high yields were recorded in the region in 1917 - 24.7 centners per hectare and in 1973 - 24.5 centners per hectare. At the same time, the area allotted for grain was higher; today, much attention is paid to the construction of export-oriented crops, and the yield, which has increased by almost one and a half times, allows harvesting grain with a reserve. All in all, 29 million hectares of land were harvested in Russia, 94 million tons of grain were harvested, and the grain yield was 32.5 centners per hectare. The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia noted the Ulyanovsk region as ...