On July 27 at a regional meeting held by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov the Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Akhmetov informed that 17 per cent of cultivation areas (266 thousand hectares) were harvested in Tatarstan.

According to Marat Akhmetov, a quarter of areas have been harvested in Buinsk, Zainsk, Nurlat, and Apastovo regions. 535 thousand tonnes of grain went into thrashing floors and procurement centres. Average crop capacity in the republic makes 20 per cent per hectare. The yield index in regions varies from 30 to 12 centners.

The Minister of Agriculture and Food asked heads of municipalities to analyze their work to prevent such unstable results in future.

Marat Akhmetov continued that winter crops are to be sowed at the area of 700 thousand hectares.