According to the government, on Thursday, crops were harvested 77,6 thousand hectares, accounting for 75.5% of the sowing, and produced 119,5 thousand tons with an average yield of 15.4 quintals per hectare. The expected gross harvest of grain crops is planned in the amount of 150 thousand tons, after earning 135 thousand tons.

Difficult situation with the harvest in two areas: Bograd, where else have to remove 3.5 thousand hectares (harvested 39.3 per cent of the cultivated area), and in Altai, where removed to 64% at the root and rolls is 3.8 thousand hectares. In the company "Biryusa" crap rolls in and the snow is on the area of 2.3 thousand hectares. At the current pace of harvest and the prevailing weather conditions will need at least 15-17 days.

"It is very important to mobilize and maximize the harvest, despite the vagaries of the weather. It is clear that the losses will be, but they should be minimized", — stated in the message.

In a press-service reported that farmers intend to complete harvesting before the end of October, weather permitting.

The situation is complicated by heavy rains and snowfalls. In most areas the snow cover is 15-20 cm. In the coming days, according to forecasts of Hydrometeorology is to get cold and squally wind.

In early October, it was reported that heavy rains and snowfall for more than two weeks delay the timing of the harvest campaign in the Republic of Khakassia.