Farmers in Tatarstan gather 2.5 million tonnes of grain

A total of 2,501 thousand tonnes of grain has been harvested in Tatarstan. Grain and pulses have been milled on a space of 929.5 thousand hectares, which is 58 percent of the grain area, told Tatar-inform the Tatarstan Agriculture and Food Ministry.

The average productivity in Tatarstan is 26.9 centners per hectare. The biggest harvested areas are in the Nurlat and Apastovo regions, 76 percent. In the Alkeyev region, grain and pulses have been gathered on 73 percent of the area. In the Kukmor region, the harvest areas has been reduced by 72 percent. In the Zain and Aksubayev regions, bread has been gathered on 68 percent of the total space. In the Atnin, Buin and Laishevo regions, 67 percent has been harvested.