Russia's Volgograd region harvested 5 million tons of grain with harvesting completed on 74% of the area

Agrarians of the Volgograd region have now harvested 5 million tons of grain on an area of 1.63 million hectares (74% of the plan), the press service of the regional administration reports. "The Volgograd region has fully fulfilled the task of ensuring food security and has collected 5 million high-quality grain," Governor of the region Andrey Bocharov is quoted in a press release. It is noted that as of August 7, out of almost 2.2 million hectares under the grain group, 1.63 million hectares have been threshed, and harvesting continues. In addition, almost 70 thousand tons of cucumbers, cabbage, tomatoes, zucchini and peppers have been harvested in the region, and mustard is also being harvested. According to the press service, the total harvesting area in 2023 will be 3.3 ...