en.Wedoany.com Reported - Threshing of winter barley has begun in over 23 municipal districts of Krasnodar Krai, where approximately 2 million hectares of grain and leguminous crops need to be harvested. Harvesting of vegetable peas, fodder crops, as well as fruit and berry crops has also commenced.

According to Veniamin Kondratyev, Governor of Krasnodar Krai, the weather tests local farmers every year: last year it was a prolonged drought, and this year it is heavy rainfall. Despite this, yield expectations remain favorable. For farmlands affected by flooding in the Slavyansky and Krymsky districts, a series of measures have been implemented to support the farms. The regional Ministry of Agriculture has established an operational headquarters that will function until the end of the harvesting campaign. After the grain harvest, the harvesting of sugar beets, corn, sunflowers, soybeans, and rice will begin. Kondratyev thanked everyone working diligently in the fields for the collective result.

Over 40,000 agricultural machines have been prepared for the harvesting work, including 7,800 combine harvesters. Forty-five enterprises are ready to receive the newly harvested grain, with a total capacity exceeding 4 million tons. If weather conditions are unfavorable, approximately 100 grain drying complexes will be activated.

Farmers affected by flooding in the Slavyansky and Krymsky districts can apply for preferential loans of up to 5 million rubles at an annual interest rate of 4.25% for the purchase of seeds and fertilizers. Additionally, plans are underway to amend existing regional programs to provide per-hectare subsidies, and payments to banks and leasing companies can be deferred until after the new harvest.

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