According to the previous all-Russian agricultural census of 2006, the sown area of soybeans in Amur region has increased three times and amounted to 905 thousand hectares, said the regional government.

"In 2006, the planted area of soybeans in the Amur region was 310,1 thousand hectares In ten years, including due to the ploughing of fallow land, these areas increased to 905 thousand ha. Increased the gross collection of soybean: in 2006 it amounted to 239.7 thousand tons, in 2014 and 2015, exceeded 1 million tons. This year the region plans to collect the 1.07 million tons of soybeans", — said in the government of the Amur region.

According to the Governor Alexander Kozlov, the all-Russian agricultural census 2016 will allow not only to assess the situation in the development of agriculture in the region, but also to determine the resource potential of the region.

"The Amur region was and remains the breadbasket of the Far East, we have to develop: crop, dairy and beef cattle. Underestimation or overestimation of capabilities is fraught with losses. Possessing complete information, it is possible to confidently adjust plans, set clearer goals in the development of agriculture", — transfers words of the Governor of the region, the press service Ayurstate.

Until 1990, in the Amur region has grown more than 70% of the total volume of the Russian soy, in 2016 this figure exceeded 40%. In addition, soybean exports is the main article in extra-regional trade in Amur region. Earlier, the regional government announced that by 2018 are going to bring volumes of grain and oilseeds up to 2.5 million tons, thus increasing the indicator twice. To reach this goal is planned through the introduction of fallow land, and through construction of grain drying and storage complexes.