Tyumen region is getting ready for spring fieldwork: servicing agricultural machinery and purchasing fuel.

Completing technical maintenance and repair of agricultural machinery for spring field work in the Tyumen region is planned by April 15. According to information from the regional department of agriculture, the farm machinery fleet should be ready at a level of not less than 95%. Local farmers are to prepare over 7,500 units of equipment, including 3,725 tractors, 2,718 seeders, and 1,084 cultivators.

The region has acquired materials, equipment, tools, and spare parts to carry out this task. There are 209 heated workshops, 412 garages and parking lots. We have 273 repair units with 1,012 specialists working in them.

Currently, agricultural enterprises in the region have more than 9,000 units of agricultural machinery, including 4,800 tractors, 2,718 seeders and sowing complexes, as well as 1,486 grain harvesters. In 2023, Tyumen farmers leased 214 units of equipment and machinery for a total amount of 1.4 billion rubles, including 57 tractors, 7 combines, and 150 other units.

According to the report of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Center for Agroanalytics", besides timely preparation of the machinery, farmers need to form a stock of motor fuel at optimal prices before the start of spring field work.

According to Rosstat data as of January 15, the average price of diesel fuel in the Tyumen region (excluding the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug) was 64.30 rubles per liter. This is lower than the average in the Ural Federal District (66.33 rubles per liter) and lower than the average in Russia (64.46 rubles per liter), by 3.2% and 0.3% respectively. The lowest price for diesel fuel in the Urals could be found in the Kurgan region - 62.49 rubles per liter. The most expensive fuel was sold to residents of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug at 71.27 rubles per liter.

The price of AI-92 gasoline in the Tyumen region was 49.46 rubles per liter, which is 1.5% higher than the average in the Ural Federal District (48.74 rubles per liter), but 2.1% lower than the average in Russia (50.52 rubles per liter). The lowest price for this type of fuel in the Urals was in the Chelyabinsk region - 47.26 rubles per liter, and the highest was in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - 49.62 rubles per liter.

The price of AI-95 gasoline was 54.29 rubles per liter in the region, which is 2% higher than the average in the Ural District (53.21 rubles per liter), but 1.6% lower than the national average (55.16 rubles per liter). The lowest price for this type of fuel in the Urals was in the Kurgan region at 51.73 rubles per liter.

The price of AI-98 gasoline in the Tyumen region was 67.52 rubles per liter, which is 0.4% lower than the average in the Ural Federal District (67.79 rubles per liter) and 1.6% lower than the national average (68.62 rubles per liter). The lowest price for this type of fuel was in the Kurgan region at 65.70 rubles per liter, and the highest was in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug at 70.90 rubles per liter.

Compared to data from January 9, the cost of AI-92 and AI-95 gasoline has slightly increased (by 0.1%), while prices for AI-98 gasoline and diesel fuel remained unchanged.