In the entire territory of the Tomsk region from-for a difficult planting season declared a state of emergency. About IA REGNUM reported today, June 9, in the administration of the region.

By 9 June in Tomsk region sowing of grain and leguminous crops made on the area of 142,6 thousand hectares — it is 81,7% of the plan. Last year on this date, agrarians sowed 181,9 thousand acres — 97.7 per cent. The plan for the sowing of annual grasses made of 38% (in 2017 51%), planting potatoes and 57.3% (in 2017 97,5%), vegetables and 70.8% (2017 — 91,2%), flax-dolgunets — 52% (2017 — 98%).

Tomsk region Governor Sergei Zhvachkin said that the introduction of state of emergency — a necessary measure:

"Due to the vagaries of the weather this year in the Tomsk region was not spring. Due to the late start of sowing campaign the farmers can not manage to plant 10 thousand hectares. And this is a serious risks for the implementation of development plans of agricultural enterprises and farms, on timely payment of loans. This is a forced measure, but it will help the workers of the village the reasons for possible default on the crops and harvest, for which farmers received the state support."

The head of the region asked the farmers work around the clock. The amount of damage specified. While Zhvachkin believes that "the situation is serious but not critical".

As have informed IA REGNUM in 2018 may in the Tomsk region and other regions of Siberia was abnormally cold and generous precipitation. The soil was waterlogged.

Until today a state of emergency for planting acted in nine districts of the region.

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