The sowing campaign in the Leningrad Region is proceeding according to plan, which means that the hostesses of the region will be able to cook not only borscht, but also other dishes from vegetables grown in the fields of the region.
The sowing campaign in the region is proceeding according to plan. This is due to the good preparation of specialized equipment, fuel and seed supplies.
“Due to stable funding from the federal and regional budgets, the region has quietly entered the sowing season, and we have everything to deal with the harvest in the fall. To increase the production of vegetables and potatoes, the so-called borsch set, the region introduces additional subsidies, – said Alexander Drozdenko, Governor of the Leningrad Region.
- Sowing equipment was 100% ready, fuels and lubricants (fuels and lubricants) were also 100% ready. Mineral fertilizers have been purchased for top dressing,” said Andrey Reshetov, Deputy Chairman of the Committee for the Agro-Industrial and Fishery Complex of the Leningrad Region. – Already 80% of traditional crops have been sown, of which 100% are cereals, 60% vegetables, 56% potatoes, 64% rapeseed (data as of May 24, 2022).
Currently, work continues on the fields, mineral fertilizers are being introduced for top dressing, of which about 9 thousand tons have been purchased. More than one million tons (out of 1.530 million tons purchased) of organic fertilizers have already been applied. Stocks of fertilizers were made more than last year, by 11%.
The region plans for 2022 to increase production in all areas: grain by 20 thousand tons (up to 160 thousand tons), rapeseed by 4 thousand tons (up to 11.9 thousand tons), potatoes by 42 thousand tons ( up to 207 thousand tons), milk by 10 thousand tons (up to 660 thousand tons), meat of livestock and poultry by 12.5 thousand tons (up to 375 thousand tons), eggs by 200 million pieces. (up to 3683 million units).
The successes of the Leningrad region, including in the field of agriculture, were noted in the Federation Council.
“The Leningrad region is now able to provide itself and St. Petersburg with eggs, vegetables, milk, meat,” said the chairman of the Federation Council of Russia, Valentina Matvienko, at the Days of the Leningrad Region in the Federation Council.
