Agriculture
| In 1997, grain production increased to amount 85 million tons. This corresponds to a yield of 19.9 quintals by hectare against 16.7 the previous year. Grain production amounts to only 53 million tons today. Since 1998, the agricultural production has been declining and the primary sector accounted for 6.5 % of the GDP in 1998. |
Farmland surface area:
| The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represents 217,155,000 hectares in Russia. |
Livestock
Species |
Headcount |
Cattle
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27,500,000
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Number of tractors:
Irrigated land (surface area):
Fishing
Yield in metric tons
Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods |
Saltwater fish |
159,601 Tm.
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4,075,861 Tm.
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Aquacultural yield in metric tons:
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