Almost 600 thousand tons of grain seeds will be sown this year in the Altai fields

Almost 600 thousand tons of grain seeds will be sown this year in the Altai fields

Almost 600 thousand tons of grain seeds will be sown in Altai fields in 2017. Farmers are preparing 16 thousand tractors, 5 thousand trucks, five and a half thousand seeders for work.

This fleet of vehicles is enough to complete spring sowing in 25 days. The equipment is prepared, the seeds are stored. And, so far, even the hydrometeorological center cannot say when it will be possible to start work. According to forecasters, such a huge amount of rainfall is rare. For 70 years, this has happened three times in the Altai Territory.

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