Due to heavy rains, a state of emergency declared in Russia

Russia announced on Thursday a state of emergency in the Krasnoyarsk region of Siberia due to heavy rains that caused significant damage to agricultural crops.

According to “Reuters”, Sergey Ponomarenko, the first deputy governor of the region, stated that “the initial crop damage is estimated at over 17,000 hectares, and the losses are estimated to be more than 280 million rubles.”

Earlier in September, the neighboring Tomsk region in Siberia also declared a state of emergency in the agricultural sector due to crop damage caused by severe weather.

Russian Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut confirmed last week that the country is still capable of exporting around 60 million tons of grain this year.

Despite the damage to many production areas, the official total grain harvest is expected to reach 132 million tons.