Russia: Altai farmers threshed over 5 million tons of grain

Published 2024년 10월 10일

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The Altai Territory, under the leadership of Governor Viktor Tomenko, has successfully emerged from a period of unfavorable weather that necessitated a state of emergency, significantly impacting its agricultural sector. Within two weeks of favorable conditions, agricultural activities have seen a remarkable surge, with 90% of the grain and leguminous crops already threshed. A substantial portion of key crops, including wheat and buckwheat, still requires harvesting. Furthermore, the region is experiencing a boost in the harvesting of industrial crops such as rapeseed, oil flax, soybeans, sugar beets, and sunflowers, with sunflower crops demonstrating impressive yields of up to 30 centners per hectare. This optimistic outlook promises record oilseed harvests for the season, marking a significant recovery for the region's agricultural sector.

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The Governor of the Altai Territory, Viktor Tomenko, spoke about this in his Telegram channel. “After a long period of unfavorable weather, due to which we introduced a state of emergency to help agricultural producers, the situation has changed. Over the past two weeks of warm and clear weather, our farms have reached maximum work rates. Grain and leguminous crops have already been threshed from 90 percent of the area. About 75 thousand hectares of wheat and 172 thousand hectares of buckwheat remain to be threshed,” said the Governor of the Altai Territory, Viktor Tomenko. The harvesting of industrial crops continues. At the final stage, the harvesting of rapeseed, oil flax, soybeans, and sugar beets is gaining momentum. The harvesting of sunflowers is gaining momentum. The head of the region noted that ...

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