Tula region in Russia may introduce a state of emergency due to unharvested crops

Published 2022년 11월 15일

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The Tula region's sown area exceeded 970 thousand hectares in 2022, a increase of 35,000 from the previous year, according to the region's Minister of Agriculture, Alexei Stepin. The region has also seen a record rapeseed harvest of 230 thousand tons. However, unfavorable weather conditions in September and October have slowed down the harvesting process, leaving about 30% of potatoes, vegetables, and sunflowers unharvested. Some crop deaths have been recorded, and an emergency situation may be introduced to provide further support to agricultural producers.

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In 2022, the sown area in the Tula region exceeded 970 thousand hectares. This is 35,000 more than last year, said Alexei Stepin, Minister of Agriculture of the region, at a public hearing on the budget on November 15. As for harvesting, 91% of grain crops (that's 2.5 million tons) have been harvested in the Tula region to date. Rapeseed harvest - 230 thousand tons - became a record in the history of the Tula region. “Unfortunately, unfavorable weather conditions in September-October of this year significantly slowed down the pace of harvesting. To date, there are unharvested areas: about 30% of potatoes, vegetables, sunflowers. There are already ...

Source: Zol