The ROK will ship the surplus directly to six countries.
The republic has reaped a good harvest — about 1.6 million tons of grain.
Of course, it is not a record (more than 1.73 million tons were harvested in 2017), but almost twice the harvest of a difficult 2018, which amounted to only 908 thousand tons.
They note that the yield has also grown — 26 centners per hectare.
The republic annually consumes 250-300 thousand tons of wheat, and taking into account the remains of last year, this amount has already been provided.
Thus, Crimea can afford to sell its surplus for export.
This year, the republic’s products will go to Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Turkey, Egypt and Congo.
In addition, some of the wheat will be shipped to other countries, but through intermediaries.
But, as elsewhere, a good harvest is not a guarantee of the price stability of the final product.
If there is an increase in prices for fuel and electricity, for example, an increase in the price of bread is guaranteed.
Crimea does not live on wheat alone: a good harvest of vegetables and fruits this year.
For grapes, the forecast is still preliminary (100 thousand tons), and most of it will go to wine, because table varieties will be only 8-9% of the total.
They plan to collect about 20 thousand tons of potatoes. The harvest is not bad, but it will not be enough for the consumption of Crimea, therefore, they plan to purchase inexpensive potatoes in the Krasnodar Territory and the Republic of Belarus.
The main problem of Crimea is crop storage systems.
In fact, a large harvest can force you to sell products for next to nothing.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Crimea, the deficit of vegetable stores is 66%, and of fruit stores — almost 40%.
And the Crimean food basket continues to rise in price: since the beginning of the year, the cost of the minimum food set has grown by almost 8%.
