The don continues cleaning grain crops. For Harvest in 2017, according to the Department of information policy of the government of the Rostov region, began production in all areas. Farmers have collected more than 3.7 million tonnes of wheat, 132 thousand tons of winter and 333 thousand tons of spring barley, more than 280 thousand tonnes of leguminous plants.

- To date, the farms of the region removed of 1.13 million hectares or more than 38% from the General harvesting areas, gross collection amounted to almost 4.5 million tons with an average yield of almost of 39.8 kg/ha - said the Minister of agriculture and food of Rostov region Konstantin Rafalowski. - Every minute, taking advantage of the lack of rainfall, farmers continue harvesting.

The lead in area harvested early grain farmers of Salsky district (more than 110 thousand hectares), Zimovnikovsky district (79 thousand ha), Zernogradskiy and Tselinsky districts (65.5 thousand hectares).

On gross yield growers ahead of Salsky district (415 tons), Zimovnikovsky district (of 331.5 thousand tons), peschanokopskogo district (318 thousand tonnes).