Current situation of crop production branch of Khabarovskiy Kray

Abstract

The paper analyzes the level and current state of crop production and the main agricultural crops of the Khabarovsk Territory, considers the current trends and patterns of development. It has been revealed that the share of agricultural products of the region in the gross regional product is at the level of 2%, while half of the contribution to the region's agriculture is made by crop production with a production volume of 9.48 billion rubles per year. Arable land area of the Khabarovsk Territory for the period 2017-2021 varied from 55.4 thousand ha to 68.6 thousand ha. Soybean can be considered the main agricultural crop of the region in terms of area. The soybean yield in the region has increased by 35% over the past 5 years and amounted to 1.55 t/ha in 2021. Under its crops, more than half of the total area of the region is occupied annually. Also, the article shows the state of technical equipment of the agriculture of the region and the pace of its renewal, indicating a positive pace of renewal of the machine and tractor fleet of the Khabarovsk Territory.