In April and May, in the steppe zones of the Altai Territory, precipitation fell several times less than on average annual indicators, autumn was also dry
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In April, moisture reserves in these territories amounted to 20 to 80% of the average annual indicators, in May so far from 14 to 45%. The rains in May did not significantly change the situation. The situation is aggravated by the fact that the autumn moisture reserves were far from the average long-term, Chebotayev said.
According to him, this is of great concern to farmers. The rest of the sowing is in normal mode.
The total area under crops will be 5,2 million hectares. Stocks of fuels and lubricants and fertilizers are ahead of last year, the farms are fully provided with seeds.
In total, the state has allocated 4 billion rubles to support the industry in the Altai Territory this year, of which 2,3 billion is federal budget money.
Agricultural producers also work with banks on concessional financing programs. According to the Altai Ministry of Agriculture, short-term loans were issued in the amount of 1,8 billion rubles, investment loans - for 3,3 billion, in general, credit agreements were concluded for 7,2 billion rubles.