According to information from Rosstat, the arable land load per tractor at the end of the last season decreased for the first time since 1992. This figure was 369 hectares versus 372 hectares in 2022.
This trend indicates that agricultural producers have begun to buy more low-power tractors. According to Alexander Altynov, Chairman of the Board of the Association of Agricultural Equipment Dealers, farmers now do not have enough money for the usual imported equipment.
According to the Bank of Russia, about 60% of tractors and 45% of combines in the country have been in operation for more than 10 years. And the departure of Western companies from the domestic market led to difficulties with the supply of components and slowed down the pace of fleet renewal.
Potato seedlings in Kuban suffered from sub-zero temperatures
Night frosts were recorded in several southern regions of Russia, including the Krasnodar Territory. Potatoes in Kuban have just begun to sprout...