According to the recent data, grains and pulses have been thrashed on 91.8% of the total harvesting area in Russia. Potatoes have been harvested from 99% of the harvesting area, vegetables – from 97%.
Russian takes the 1st place in the world among producers of buckwheat. Buckwheat is really popular among Russian population because it is rich in macro- and micro-elements, vitamins, lecithin, proteins, organic acid and oil. It contains “slow” carbohydrates. People feel full for a long time without dramatic changes of blood sugar level.
On November 29 the second republican fair “Halal” will take place in the agro-industrial park “Kazan”. Over 60 producers, farm households will present halal production at the prices lower than retail ones. This includes meat and dairy products, bakery and confectionary, fish, honey, etc.
Yesterday in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan a session, devoted to the import substitution of foodstuff in the republic, was held by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan – the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan Marat Akhmetov.
The Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Dmitry Yuryev held a session devoted to the financial support and competition among agricultural enterprises of AIC. Representatives of local agrarian departments took part in the session.
Today in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan, the results of work in cattle breeding for 10 months of the current year have been analyzed and the tasks for the winter stable keeping of animals have been set. The session was held by the Deputy Minister of Animal Farming Nazip Khazipov.
On November 8 of the current year in the Tatarstan Government House, the First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan Nikolai Titov reported that 1.1 million tons of sugar beet had been distributed to sugar factories of the republic.
According to the recent data, the total harvesting area in the Russian Federation is 1,014,600 ha in the current year, which makes 92.8% of the last year level. The harvesting area was reduced due to the overproduction of grain last year, which resulted in low prices. It should be noted that during the last 5 years on the territory of our country the average grain production is 0.7 million tons.