OREANDA-NEWS The start of rice harvesting in the Russian Federation is planned in the first or second decade of September, the yield forecast is favorable - provided the agrometeorological situation is stable in the coming period, according to the materials of the NP "Southern Rice Union" (RIA Novosti has).

The review of the culture of agriculture on the rice irrigation system of the Krasnodar Territory was held from August 8 to 11 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Processing Industry of the Krasnodar Territory, subordinate institutions and the association itself also participated in it. The Working Group visited 27 rice-growing enterprises.

"The forecast of rice yield while maintaining a stable agrometeorological situation during the period of grain filling and harvesting is favorable. The start of cleaning this year is planned for the first or second decade of September," the materials say.

The gross rice harvest in the Russian Federation in 2022 decreased immediately by 14.2%, to 923.1 thousand tons - a negative contribution was made by the accident at the Fedorovsky hydroelectric plant, which provided moisture to most of the rice fields of the Krasnodar Territory. The rice yield in the Russian Federation in 2022 amounted to 54.4 quintals per hectare (minus 5.9% compared to last year), including 63.5 quintals per hectare in the Krasnodar Territory (minus 1.3%).