Russia: A record harvest of rapeseed was harvested in the Tula region
Canola Seed & Rapeseed
Russia
Published Dec 8, 2022
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Tula agricultural producers this year harvested 245 thousand tons of rapeseed, which is a record figure for the region for this crop. It is reported by "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" with reference to the statement of the Minister of Agriculture of the region Alexei Stepin. “This is a historical record,” the head of the relevant ministry emphasized. “Last year’s harvest was 150,000 tons.” This year, an area of 104 thousand hectares was allocated for rapeseed in the region: for comparison, in 2021 - 80 thousand hectares, and in 2020 - 70 thousand hectares.
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Tula agricultural producers this year harvested 245,000 tons of rapeseed, which is a record for the region for this crop. It is reported by "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" with reference to the statement of the Minister of Agriculture of the region Alexei Stepin. “This is a historical record,” the head of the relevant ministry emphasized. “Last year’s harvest was 150,000 tons.” This year, an area of 104 thousand hectares was allocated for rapeseed in the region: for comparison, in 2021 - 80 thousand hectares, and in 2020 - 70 thousand hectares. “Recently, a lot of rapeseed processing facilities have been built in the Central Federal District. Today, Tula rape is sent for processing to Lipetsk, Voronezh, Smolensk,” Stepin said. According to Eduard Kochenov, General Director of KubanMaslo, supplies are currently being reoriented to the Asian market. “New logistical opportunities also contribute to this. So, this year, accelerated flexi trains began to run to China, reducing travel time by ...
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