Oilseed production increased by 1.5 times in the Irkutsk region, Russia in 2022
Russia
Published Dec 2, 2022
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Agrarians of the Irkutsk region in 2022 produced 1.5 times more oilseeds compared to last year. A total of 140,000 tons of crops have been harvested, Ilya Sumarokov, Minister of Agriculture of the region, said during a live broadcast on social networks on Thursday. "The production of oilseeds has been greatly increased by increasing the sown [area] and productivity. This year, production volumes have been increased by 1.5 times. The gross harvest amounted to 140,000 tons of oilseeds," Sumarokov said.
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He noted that 2022 was a very difficult year for farmers due to the large amount of precipitation. Nevertheless, we also managed to harvest more grain than last year, despite the weather conditions and the reduction in the sown area. According to preliminary data, 920 thousand tons of grain have been harvested. In 2021, 917 thousand tons were collected. According to Sumarokov, the production of potatoes has been increased by 1.5 times, and vegetables by 30%. "This suggests that there will be no shortage of these types of products on the market," the minister said. In the Irkutsk region, the areas sown with oilseeds are increasing annually, which are high-margin. As a result, for example, over the past five years, the gross harvest of rapeseed has increased by 7.6 times. This was reported to TASS in the Ministry of Agriculture of the region. About 25-30 thousand tons of rapeseed are processed in the Angara region, from which ...
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