Russia: Gross harvest of rapeseed in the North Caucasus increased by 5 times in 2022

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Published Jan 20, 2023

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Also increased the area under crops, according to the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, published on Thursday on the website of the ministry. "The North Caucasus is one of the key agricultural areas of the country. Every year, the district produces about 9% of grain and leguminous crops, 10% of rice, more than 4% of sugar beet and about 4% of oilseeds from the all-Russian indicators.

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tons. Also increased the area under crops, according to the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, published on Thursday on the website of the ministry. "The North Caucasus is one of the key agricultural territories of the country. Annually, the district produces about 9% of grain and leguminous crops, 10% of rice, more than 4% of sugar beets and about 4% of oilseeds from the all-Russian indicators. Last year, the area under crops in the subjects of the North Caucasus Federal District rapeseed has more than tripled, and the gross harvest of the crop has increased five times, to 467.4 thousand tons," the report says following a meeting in the Stavropol Territory chaired by Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Andrey Razin. As reported, in order to meet the forecast indicators of production in 2023, sown areas under winter crops in the amount of 2.3 million hectares have been preserved in the district. And about 94% of crops are in good and ...

Source: Kvedomosti