Russia: crops losses totaled 1.7 mln ha, due to the drought - Ministry of Agriculture

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In the current year, agricultural crops in Volgograd, Saratov, Samara, Orenburg and Irkutsk oblasts and in Zabaykalsky Krai, and the Republics of Tuva, Buryatia and Kalmykia, were lost throughout the areas of 1.7 mln ha, due to the drought. The reporting regions established the emergency mode, declared Petr Chekmarev, Director of Department of plant growing, chemicalization and plant protection at the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, on August 5.

Also, the official said that the preliminary damages caused to agricultural producers, reached nearly 7.6 bln RUR.

According to him, the similar situation continues developing from year to year. The reporting regions of the country often face the drought disasters. Therefore, it is necessary to revise the plans of crops planting in the regions.

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