Flood and heat destroyed the Tyumen harvest.
The harvesting campaign ended in the area, but some of the harvest could not be saved. The director of the regional department, Vladimir Khimtov, spoke about this at the meeting of the regional Duma committee for agriculture.
An unusually hot summer, heavy rains and rising water caused the moisture to stop being absorbed into the soil. In small areas, crops died.
The farmers showed pictures of how the combines were slipping in the mud - the equipment simply could not pass. At the same time, the department assured that the harvest would still be sufficient to fully meet the needs of the region.