In the Astrakhan region collected 23 thousand tons of rice

In the village of Salt Lodge Chernoyarsk district of Astrakhan region collected 23 thousand tons of rice. This result was obtained as part of the implementation of the Astrakhan Rice System agricultural project. The total area of agricultural land, from which the harvest was removed, amounted to 4.6 thousand hectares.

The project has created 280 new jobs. In addition, tax revenues to the budget of the Astrakhan region exceeded 80 million rubles.

The harvest will be sent for processing. Part of the rice will go to the enterprise in Astrakhan, the rest will be processed at the plants of the Krasnodar Territory and the Rostov region.

In the future, investors plan to expand production by introducing additional land into agricultural circulation. It is also planned to build its own modern rice processing plant.

The start of construction of the new enterprise is scheduled for 2028. Its creation will allow organizing the processing of grown rice directly within the framework of the agricultural project.