Russia: 96 thousand tons of grain were harvested in Transbaikalia; almost half as much as the year before

Farms in Zabaikalsky Krai have completed harvesting grain crops, collecting 96.7 thousand tons of grain. This is almost half as much as in 2023, Roman Katnikov, head of the crop production department of the regional Ministry of Agriculture, told TASS. "Last year there were 174 thousand tons of grain. This year we collected 96.7 thousand tons of grain. Of course, this is almost 80 thousand tons less than last year. A lot was written off and damaged. In the summer, due to drought <…>. In September, snow fell, the plants were badly damaged," Katnikov said. The average yield of grain crops was also lower. In 2023, it was 16.7 centners per hectare. This year, the yield is 13.7 centners per hectare. "3 centners is a very big difference. We had a very hard time going through this season. Although we prepared well for it. We sowed everything on time, bought a lot of fertilizers, and most farms had elite seeds," the agency's source added. Katnikov emphasized that the drought in ...