Russia: Oilseeds harvest in Ryazan region surpassed last year's historical maximum

Russia

Published Oct 29, 2021

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Ryazan agrarians are completing the harvesting campaign. As of October 28, agricultural enterprises and farms of the Ryazan region have threshed 2.26 million tons of grain, including corn for grain, which is still being harvested. Harvesting of rapeseed (107 thousand tons of oilseeds) and flax (7 thousand tons) of oilseeds has been completed. Harvesting of soybeans is nearing completion (95% of the area has been harvested, 94 thousand tons obtained) and sunflower (76%, 157 thousand tons).

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Thus, together with other oilseeds: mustard, camelina, phacelia and others, a total of 368 thousand tons of oilseeds were obtained, that is, already more than last year's historically maximum harvest. The Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Ryazan Region, Boris Shemyakin, noted: “The harvests of grain and oilseeds, which previously seemed unattainable, have now become commonplace. Thus, the expected grain harvest this year - about 2.4 million tons - in the entire history of Ryazan agriculture will be second only to last year's harvest. And the harvest of oilseeds this year will again renew the historical maximum: 400 thousand tons of oilseeds are predicted to be obtained ”. Today the harvesting of sugar beets has been completed in the region, 190 thousand sweet root crops have been dug up. In agricultural enterprises and farms, the collection of potatoes continues, 108 thousand tons have been dug up from 92% of the area. Open field vegetables were harvested by 73%, 8.6 ...

Source: Ryazagro