The Rostov region has retained its leadership in the main positions in the agricultural industry

The results of the work of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Rostov Region for 2021 and goals for 2022 were considered at a meeting held by the governor of the Don, Vasily Golubev.

For the key position - the production of grain crops on the Don - the historical maximum of 2017 was surpassed: 13.7 million tons of grain were harvested. For the first time, oilseed crops exceeded 2 million tons. Poultry farming has begun to recover. Increased processing of MEAT, MILK, fish, vegetables, grains.

The Rostov region set a record for agro-industrial exports - 6.8 billion US dollars , which ensured our region's leadership in the country in terms of exports. At the same time, exports of processed meat and dairy products increased by 4.4%, fish and seafood - by 3%, other products of the food and processing industry - by 35%.

At the end of 2021, an increase in investment in the agro-industrial complex is predicted to be almost 10% higher than the level of 2020. The investment portfolio was replenished with 13 new projects with a total investment of 18.5 billion rubles. The largest of them are the third phase of the construction of the factory of the Mars company in the Aksai district (4 billion rubles), oil extraction plants of the Agroprime company in the Neklinovsky district (3.3 billion rubles) and the Malchevsky production complex "Svetly" in the Millerovsky district ( 3.4 billion rubles).

State support contributed to the achievement of high results by Don agrarians. Thanks to it, 505 units of agricultural equipment, almost 2,000 heads of breeding stock were purchased, and 20 dairy farms were modernized. This year, state support for priority areas of the agro-industrial complex will continue.

“Thanks to all employees of the agro-industrial complex for the results achieved last year, we have completed the fundamental task. Obviously, there are good prerequisites for next year's harvest. But it is equally important to work with unresolved issues. It is necessary to move forward, realistically evaluating the result,” said Vasily Golubev.

Among the priority sectors of the development of the agricultural sector in the region is the development of dairy cattle breeding. In the food and processing industry, it is necessary to increase the volume of processing of agricultural raw materials, especially deep ones.

The governor instructed to submit proposals on the concept of viticulture development - a promising direction of the agro-industrial complex of the Don.