Russia: In Yakutia, the preliminary forecast for hay harvesting is 85% of the plan

The authorities of Yakutia expect, according to preliminary forecasts, that the volume of hay procurement in the region this year will be at the level of 372 thousand tons, which will be 85% of the plan. This was reported to TASS by the head of the department for the development of crop production, agriculture and land reclamation of the Ministry of Agriculture of Yakutia, Vyacheslav Gavrilyev. According to preliminary information from regional agricultural departments, a difficult situation regarding the procurement of feed is predicted in the regions beyond the river of the republic. Thus, due to the established hot, rainless weather and the invasion of locust pests in natural hayfields, low grass stand is predicted. “The preliminary forecast for hay harvesting as of July 11, 2024 is 372,787 tons, or 85% of the plan. 389 tractors went to haymaking, a total of 192 units, 808 people. In fact, 1,115 hectares were mowed, 397 tons of hay were harvested,” he said Gavrilyev. In ...