Russia: Harvesting continues in Khakassia in difficult weather conditions

Published 2024년 10월 1일

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The article reports on the ongoing harvesting activities in the Republic of Khakassia, with a focus on the challenges and progress made. Despite facing significant hurdles due to adverse weather conditions, which have resulted in lower grain crop yields compared to the previous year, the region has managed to thresher 51.7 thousand tons of wheat. However, the grain harvest has seen a notable decrease from the previous year, with only just over 50 thousand tons of wheat compared to over 90 thousand tons last year. The difficult weather conditions have led to waterlogging and crop damage, impacting the efficiency of harvesting. Additionally, the article highlights the progress in harvesting other crops like flax, buckwheat, and rapeseed, and the achievement of varying harvest targets for these crops. It also notes the efforts of vegetable growers, who have managed to collect a portion of their planned produce, despite the challenges. The article concludes by providing an overview of the overall harvest progress, indicating that while grain crop targets have not been met, significant progress has been made in harvesting 'second bread' crops and vegetables.

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51.7 thousand tons of wheat were threshed, of which 23.8 thousand tons were threshed in the Ordzhonikidzevsky district. The vegetable plan was fulfilled by 44%, and for potatoes - by 63%. In the Altai, Beysky and Bogradsky districts, they began harvesting flax, buckwheat and rapeseed. As for the harvesting of grain crops, due to difficult weather conditions, the figures are noticeably lower than last year. If, a year ago on the same date, over 90 thousand tons of wheat were threshed, now - just over 50 thousand tons. Let us recall that the state of emergency, due to the threat of crop loss, was introduced in the Ordzhonikidzevsky and Shirinsky districts. Heavy rainfall in August and September led to waterlogging of the soil. As a result, some of the crops fell and the grain sprouted on the root. Nevertheless, grain growers in the Ordzhonikidzevsky district have mown about half of the area under wheat. This is about 10 thousand hectares. The situation is more complicated in the ...

Source: Zol