On August 22, at a regional video conference held by Interim President of Tatarstan Republic Rustam Minnikhanov, who is on working trip in Leninogorsk, with the participation of all municipal regions, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Agriculture and Food  Marat Akhmetov reported that 1 million hectares  or 64 per cent of harvesting area have been  thrashed in republic by August 22. Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov participated in the event.

According to Marat Akhmetov, 2.12 million tonnes  of grain have been milled.  Average harvest yield on the republic’s fields makes 21.2 centner per hectare. 

He noted that Apastovo, Zainsk, Buinsk and Nurlat regions are completing the crop harvesting. 

Speaking about sugar beet harvesting and its expected crop yield, Akhmetov said that beet harvest is expected to make 2 million tons. A total area of sowed sugar beets is 57.7 thousand hectares. Sugar plants in Zainsk, Buinsk, Nurlat will be used to process the sugar beet crops.

Winter crops are to be sowed on 650 thousand  hectares by September 5, 2015.  

Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina