In Kabardino-Balkaria harvesting campaign of corn will cover 117 thousand hectares

The harvesting campaign continues in Kabardino-Balkaria. Farmers began harvesting corn. The main grain crop for the republic this year was sown on an area of about 117 thousand hectares. The harvest was collected from an area of over 18 thousand hectares, the gross harvest amounted to 115.6 thousand tons.

There is also sunflower in the work - 3.2 thousand tons of oil seeds of culture were collected from an area of more than 2 thousand hectares. In the gardens, the collection of apples and plums is in full swing: part of the harvest on the spot is loaded into trucks and sent to different parts of the country, the rest goes to fertile storage for winter storage.

Since the beginning of the season, about 280 thousand tons of various fruits and berries have been collected in the organized sector. In parallel with harvesting already started sowing winter crops for the harvest next year. According to preliminary data, winter crops are planned to be sown on an area of about 60 thousand hectares - at the level of annual average values.

Farmers are provided with seed material, the import of mineral fertilizers continues. Today, winter crops - rapeseed, wheat, barley - are sown on an area of more than 2 thousand hectares. Seasonal field work takes place in normal mode.

Earlier it was reported that the Governor of Stavropol instructed to prepare additional measures to support farmers before the implementation of the harvest.