More than 51,000 hectares of crops have been harvested by agricultural organizations in the Moscow region, with sunflower and wheat leading the way.

Agricultural organizations in the Moscow region continue to harvest crops of oil crops. At the moment, more than 51 thousand hectares of crops have already been collected. This information is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Moscow region.

The work is being carried out in 22 districts of urban significance. The average yield is 32 centners per hectare.

There are also regions in the industry that are leaders in the amount of harvested crops. Among them are Kashira, Luhovitsy, Sergiev Posad, Serebryanye Prudy, Lotoshino, and Klin.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food noted that among the oil crops grown in the Moscow region, sunflower, soybeans, and rapeseed prevail. The total area from which the crop will need to be harvested in this region exceeds 60 thousand hectares.

Agrarian organizations in the region have already started harvesting winter crops in 36 districts. More than half of the planted fields have already been harvested — 45.5 thousand hectares, and the total winter wheat harvest exceeds 120 thousand tons.