Harvesting Campaign in the Vologda Region: Record Grain and Vegetable Crop in 2025 In 2025, the Vologda Region celebrated a record-breaking harvest of grain and vegetables during the harvesting campaign.

In the Vologda region, the harvest continues. According to the Department of Agriculture and Food Resources of the region, as of October 1, grains have already been harvested from 84.6 thousand hectares, which is 95.1% of the planned target. The total grain harvest is 190.7 thousand tons gross weight. The average grain yield reaches 22.8 centners per hectare. Spring crops account for 94.3% of the total grain harvest, which is 180.0 thousand tons. Among them, 122.1 thousand tons of barley, 32.1 thousand tons of wheat, 23.4 thousand tons of oats, 2.4 thousand tons of legumes and triticale were harvested. Winter crops account for 4.8% of the total grain harvest, which is 9.1 thousand tons, including 6.3 thousand tons of wheat, 2.8 thousand tons of rye, and 66 tons of triticale. Peas account for 0.9% of the total harvest, or 1.7 thousand tons.

By the reporting date, the organized sector harvested potatoes from 2.6 thousand hectares, which is 81.1% of the planned target. 61.6 thousand tons were harvested. The potato yield reaches 240 centners per hectare. In addition, 1.9 thousand tons of open field vegetables were harvested from 59 hectares, which is 48.8% of the plan. The average vegetable yield is 326 centners per hectare.

"This year, the harvesting campaign in the region started at the end of July. Dry and warm weather during August-September did not interfere with the work of machinery and had a positive impact on the speed of harvesting. In October, farmers continue to harvest grains, potatoes, and vegetables. Vegetables are mainly grown by organizations in the Vologda district, and more than half of all potatoes are planted in the Ustyuzhensky district. By October 1, they had harvested almost 34 thousand tons there," commented Victoria Kartashova, the chief specialist of the Vologda branch of the Center for Agroanalytics.

By October 1, the plans for harvesting flax and rapeseed in the region were fully met. Flax was baled to 2.8 thousand tons from 1.3 thousand hectares. Rapeseed was harvested from 2.6 thousand hectares. Due to the increase in sown area in the region, 22.5% more rapeseed was threshed than the previous year, totaling 5.5 thousand tons in dry condition. It was grown by farmers of the Vologda and Gryazovetsky districts.

The region's plans for the 2025 harvest include 4.5 thousand hectares for winter crops, including wheat on 2.9 thousand hectares, rye on 1.3 thousand hectares, and rapeseed on 0.3 thousand hectares.

Prepared by the Vologda Branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Center for Agroanalytics."