"This year in General, the various cultures in the region employs about 1.3 million hectares. About 750 thousand acres made up the area of the grain, crops and technical cultures took about 450 thousand hectares. Increased the area under sugar beet, rape, sunflower," — said in the message.

Last year the farmers of the region collected more than three million tons of grain.

"Harvest has begun. The yield of different...the Villagers good luck, patience (because now the white flies no rest for the wicked) and the good harvest", — wrote the head of the region Oleg Korolev, on his page on Twitter.