Marat Zyabbarov has reported about the progress rate of industrial crops harvest

On 21 October, reporting about results of the current harvest campaign at a meeting held by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov with participation of regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government house of the republic, Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zayabbarov reported about the progress rate of industrial crops harvest.

The Minister said that farmers continued harvesting potatoes, sugar beet, vegetables, corn and sunflowers and informed that the Ministry continues involving agricultural producers of the republic into the purchasing intervention of the state grain bank, adding that more than 1.3bn roubles will be allocated on subsidizing the producers’ expenses on the sold grain

Marat Zyabbarov also urged for informing the population of the threat of spreading of the African pig plague in the republic as there are seven agribusiness pig enterprises in the republic breeding about 460 000 animals. He added that every enterprise has a developed plan of activities in stepping up their biological protection.