MOSCOW, October 8 Russia will receive a good harvest of grains and oilseeds, vegetables and fruits this year, and the production of meat, milk and fish will also increase, he said Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“»Last year, a record volume of grain was harvested in history, almost 158 million tons. And this year the country will receive a good harvest of grains and oilseeds, vegetables and fruits, and will increase the production of meat, milk and fish,» he said Putin congratulated workers in agriculture and the processing industry.
He expressed deep gratitude to them for their hard work, for their love for their native land, and their ability to achieve great results that are significant for the entire country.
«It is through your efforts, the efforts of everyone who works in the fields and on farms, in food production and in specialized scientific institutes, that our agriculture and food industry have changed qualitatively: they have become real locomotives of the domestic economy,» — the president emphasized.
The professional holiday of workers in the agricultural and processing industries of Russia is celebrated annually on the second Sunday of October.