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25.03.2010
Ministry of Agriculture of Russia to support growing of wheat, sugar beet and maize
In 2010, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation will put special emphasis on growing of three main agricultural crops: wheat, sugar beet and maize, declared Peter Chekmarev, the head of the department of plant growing, chemization and plant protection of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, on March 19. In the current year, the government will provide the main financing support to growing of the mentioned crops. According to the representative of the Ministry, Russia will increase yield indices of the crops and increase sowing areas, occupied by the crops.
According to P.Chekmarev, to date Russia takes the fourth place in the rate of the main world wheat exporters, after the USA, the European Union countries and Canada. Annually, Russia produces 62-63 mln tonnes of wheat. At the same time, the domestic consumption of the country totals 15 mln tonnes of wheat.
