Earlier, the President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov announced that the Republic in 2017 plans to keep the grain harvest at the level of 2016 – 4 million tons, to collect 2.5 million tons of sugar beet, 1.5 million tons of potatoes 270 thousand tonnes of oil seeds and 3 million tons of feed. However, according to Rustam Minnikhanov, this year's abundance of rain in June-early July amid a lack of effective positive temperatures may limit the growth and development of crops. This, according to him, will have an impact on the quality of grain.

The Minister of agriculture and food of Tatarstan, Marat Akhmetov noted earlier that in 2017, the harvesting of grain in the Republic began with a significant delay due to severe weather conditions. In this regard, Akhmetov pointed out, will require much more effort to promptly and without loss to remove the grain.

"As of 15 August in Tatarstan produced 1077,6 thousands of tons of grain from an area of 291 thousand hectares with an average yield of 37 tons per hectare. 429,3 produced thousands of tons of winter wheat, 138,8 thousand tons of winter rye, 487,7 thousand tons of barley, 16,6 thousand tons of peas", – stated in the message Department.

According to the regional Ministry of agriculture, the largest area of grain and leguminous crops harvested in Buinsk, Zainsk, Chistopol and Alexeyevsky districts. The leaders planned and grain yield are Zainsk (production volumes totaled 58.9 thousand tons of grain, the average yield of 51.2 tons per hectare) and Sarmanovsky (47,8 thousand tons of 51.4 tons per hectare) areas.

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