According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the losses of the Russian agriculture caused by this summer’s drought run up to RUB 41.5 billion. By the end of September the cost of damage was estimated for RUB 39.1 billion. 24.861 farms and holdings in 888 districts of 41 federal districts suffered from the disaster.
According to experts, more than 13.3 million hectares of land lost crops, which is almost 29% of the crop area in the mentioned regions, 17% of the total growing area or 30% of the grain growing land.
Source: www.fruitnews.ru