After the onset of cold weather, vegetables in the Volgograd fields remained unharvested. Farmers in the region cite two main reasons for the current situation: labor shortages and problems with equipment.
The local population has not been attracted to the opportunity to participate in the harvest for a long time. Foreign hired workers do not suit local farmers because they inflate prices for their labor, violate discipline and disrupt schedules. In addition, some workers from neighboring countries remained this year in their countries, where wages have increased.
The vegetable harvest continues to rot in the fields due to an acute shortage of agricultural machinery. Foreign-made tractors stand idle after a breakdown because there are no necessary spare parts to repair them. But old Russian cars cannot cope with the tasks assigned to them.
More than 60 percent of potatoes were planted in the fields of Stavropol
In the region, potato planting was completed on an area of over 3,5 thousand hectares. This volume is 61% of the planned volume. According to the regional Minister of Agriculture Sergei...