Due to the rising prices of fertilizers, means of protection and fuel cost of grain production in the Kuban region increased by 40%, according to RBC with reference to the Minister of agriculture of the region Sergey Garkusha.

Kuban 100% of the necessary fertilizers and pesticides, but their value does not satisfy the farmers, the press service of the Governor. According to Garkusha, the increase amounted to RUB 4 per kg.

The head of the region said that, despite the rising cost of production, farmers Kuban will win in world markets due to the devaluation of the ruble, which, in his opinion, gave the Kuban grain of competitive advantage. Thus, according to Tkachev, in September last year, a ton of wheat of the third class in the ports of the edge cost about 8 thousand rubles., today for about 11 thousand rubles.

Thus the Governor urged farmers not to concentrate only on the grain, and out-sufficiency on all types of agricultural products.

Authorities believe that to increase the profitability of crop production in the region is possible by switching on domestic seed. For example, the cost of imported seeds sunflower is 4.5 - 5 thousand rubles per hectare, Russian - 800 RUB RUB 1 thousand Foreign corn seeds - 7 - 9 thousand rubles, domestic - 1,3-1,5 thousand rubles.

According to the calculations of the authorities, in the presence of a guaranteed order, seed plants Kuban in 2016 can produce on planting up to 10 thousand tons of sunflower seeds and more than 30 thousand tons of seeds of maize hybrids.

Now in the Kuban already planted 1.5 million hectares of winter crops, including 1.4 mln ha of winter wheat. 85% of the crop in good condition. The deadline for the completion of sowing on 20 April. Recall that last year the edge managed to collect a record harvest of about 13 million tonnes of grain.