KYIV. UkraineGate , 31 , May , 2022 | World News.
Rice production in Russia compared to last year may decrease by 35-36%. This was stated by the head of the Russian Grain Union (RAS) Arkady Zlochevsky, quoted by Russian media .
The reason is the lack of water in the rice checks during the sowing period due to the emergency situation at the Fedorovsky hydroelectric power station in the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation.
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We usually harvest 1.1 million tons of rice on average in recent years. This year it will be 700,000 tons. The country consumes about one million tons, of which 200,000 are long-grain, imported rice, and the surplus is sent for export. : taking into account the stocks for domestic consumption of rice – tutelka in tutelka. Perhaps a little more imported long-grain rice: not 200, but 300 thousand tons, “- said Zlochevsky.
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According to him, the season will not be a problem, but product prices are expected to be high, so those who managed to sow rice will get even more profit.
It is noted that the Fedorovsky hydroelectric power station in the Kuban provides water resources to several districts of the region and is used for irrigation of rice checks. It has been under reconstruction since last year. At the end of April, a section of the road and sluice structures collapsed. To provide water to rice farms, a temporary technological dam was built by May 11, but a new erosion took place on May 13.
Addition
According to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could soon lead to a global food crisis that could drag on for years.
President Vladimir Zelensky has said that Russian officials are openly threatening world hunger.
Source: Ukrgate