The agricultural production index of the Novgorod region for the third quarter of 2020 exceeded the average production index for the Northwestern Federal District and amounted to 101,1% (the average for the Northwestern Federal District is 100,7%, this is the fourth place among the subjects of the Northwestern Federal District).
In 2020, the Novgorod region took a leading position in the production of:
potatoes - the second place in the North-West Federal District (180,9 thousand tons) (the first place is the Leningrad Region, 187,1 thousand tons);
vegetables - the second place in the Northwestern Federal District (114,1 thousand tons) (first place - the Leningrad region, 179,1 thousand tons);
livestock and poultry for slaughter - the third place in the Northwestern Federal District (115,2 thousand tons) (first place - the Leningrad region, 280,5 thousand tons, the second - the Pskov region, 258,5 thousand tons) (data are indicated for 9 months 2020);
for milk production - the fifth place in the North-West Federal District (49,9 thousand tons) (data are indicated for 9 months of 2020). Milk yield per cow in agricultural organizations of the region at the end of January-November 2020 amounted to 4718 kg (an increase of 6,1% compared to the same period).
An increase of 0,5% in milk production and an increase of 2,1% in the number of cattle were recorded for the first time in the past few years in farms of all categories of the region in January-November 2020.
The share of elite potato seeds in 2020 was 28% (in the Northwestern Federal District - 17,7%, in the Russian Federation - 15%).
The share of potato seeds of domestic breeding varieties was 18,5% (in the North-West Federal District - 10%, in the Russian Federation - 9%).
Within the framework of the priority regional project "Development of potato seed production", 369,5 thousand pieces of potato minitubers were produced (116% to the level of 2019).
For the cultivation of agricultural products, 10,6 thousand hectares of land were put into circulation. The target indicator under an agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation for 2020 was exceeded by 5%.
Within the framework of the federal project "Export of products of the agro-industrial complex", 1,7 thousand hectares of land were put into circulation for the cultivation of export-oriented agricultural products. The target indicator by agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation for 2020 has been met.
560 hectares of acidic soils are limestone. The target indicator under the agreement with the RF Ministry of Agriculture for 2020 was exceeded by 12%.
Prepared 30,5 centners of feed units. on a conventional head (148% of the need) - the highest rate in the last 10 years.