Russia: Krasnodar Krai started harvesting rice — Governor

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Krasnodar Krai became the first one among all regions of Russia, which started the harvesting campaign of rice, declared the Governor of Krasnodar Krai, Veniamin Kondratyev, on September 5.

To date, agrarians harvested rice throughout more than 6 thsd ha. Generally, agrarians of the region plan to harvest rice throughout the areas of more than 125 thsd ha, up 8 thsd ha compared with last year, V.Kondratyev said.

Also, he reminded that for 10 recent years, the average yield of rice in Krasnodar Krai increased from 4.7 t/ha to more than 7.5 t/ha, and the annual production of the grain increased to almost 900 thsd tonnes. In the current year, the harvest volumes of rice will be not less than last year.

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