According to the official body of the state statistics, in agricultural, procurement and processing organizations of the region in January this year has 2769,8 thousand tons of grain, which 646,5 thousand tons more than the year before.
"Compared to February 1, 2017, the grain stocks have decreased in the agricultural organizations to 67.1 thousand tons (6.2%) and increased procurement and processing organizations — 713,6 thousand tons (68.2 per cent)", — stated in the message.
As previously reported by RBC Rostov, don region took the second place in the southern Federal district for the production of agricultural products. In this area the production index in 2017, increased by 7%.
The grain harvest in 2017 in the Rostov region exceeded the previous record levels. In 2016, the harvest of grain harvested in the Rostov region amounted to more than 11.7 million tonnes, which became the absolute historical record of the region. In 2017 this figure exceeded 13 million tons.
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