OREANDA-NEWS The grain harvesting campaign has ended in the Donetsk People's Republic, according to its results, the republic will be provided with bread and bakery products by 100%, Deputy Prime Minister of the DPR Artem Kramarenko told RIA Novosti.

"This year, about 480 thousand tons of early grain and leguminous crops have been harvested, which suggests that the republic will definitely be with bread. The resulting harvest will make it possible to cover the needs of the region for bread and bakery products by 100%," Kramarenko said.

"Despite the negative factors that have developed this year, farmers have managed to prepare for the harvesting campaign. All preparatory measures were completed on time, the purchase of fuel was completed, and technical maintenance of equipment was carried out. The indicators of the current year are certainly lower in comparison with last year's data, due to the fact that unfavorable agricultural conditions developed in the spring and some crops were damaged or even died," he added.

According to the Ministry of Agro-industrial Policy and Food of the DPR, this year the decrease in yield is estimated at 30-40% compared to last year.

The harvest area in 2024 is 2% more than the area of the previous year, which amounted to 226.9 thousand hectares. About 5,000 units of agricultural machinery were used in the fields during harvesting.