Due to frosts, Russia will be missing millions of tons of grain

Due to frosts, about 900 thousand hectares were left for reseeding, Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut estimated on May 17. There are resources for reseeding, including seeds, she assured. Agricultural producers are asking for the right to buy imported seeds for which quotas have been introduced. But all imports are from unfriendly countries. And giving them the opportunity to earn additional income in the Russian agro-industrial complex would be wrong, the minister believes. Moreover, domestic seed companies are ready to provide support to peasants. This is an excellent opportunity for them to prove their effectiveness, and for farmers to test domestic selection in action. Moreover, some companies will provide seeds to farmers for free, others agree to defer until November 1, that is, until the harvest is received, and then pay for the seeds, Lut said. We are talking, in particular, about seeds of corn, sunflower, and sorghum. At the moment, a state of emergency due to frost has ...