In Omsk, reduced prices for potatoes

In the Omsk region expect to collect at least 3 million tons of grain. This forecast was announced today, August 23, at a press conference, Minister of Agriculture and Food of the region Vladimir Rarov. Of this amount, only 1.8 million tons – the Omsk region's own demand for grain and 1.2 million tons will be sold outside the region. The average yield is forecast at 15 tons per hectare. Total agricultural Omsk region will remove the cereals from an area of 1, 96 million hectares. Harvesting will last six weeks. At the moment the grain threshed and cleaned with an area of 100 hectares, which is more than 5% of the plan. According to Vladimir Rarov, the economy of the region were well prepared for harvesting. The full readiness for 4338 Processors are Strada. In 2011, the economy of new agricultural machinery bought at more than $ 1.5 billion. Recall that in the current year in the region increased by a factor of 2 crops of cereals, especially buckwheat and millet. For the first time this year, the Omsk region will be able to independently meet their own needs in cereals. As Vladimir Rarov, entering a new crop of products at the fair was a powerful social factor to lower food prices for all consumer market Omsk. Already, at fairs potatoes has fallen from 30 to 12 rubles per kilogram, buckwheat – from 100 to 70 rubles per kilogram. All Regional News