In the Penza region, it is planned to produce at least 2.8 million tons of grain.

The harvesting campaign is gaining momentum. To date, the gross harvest of grains and legumes in the Penza region amounted to 462.3 thousand tons, with an average yield of 44 centners per hectare. So far, 13.5% of the plan has been harvested. "In the Neverkinsky and Kuznetsky districts, farmers have started harvesting winter wheat. In Shemysheysky, Neverkinsky, and Bessonovskoye, they have begun harvesting winter triticale. Peas are also being actively harvested, with a gross harvest of the crop at 4.7 thousand tons at an average yield of 27 centners per hectare," reports the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Penza region. In 2026, agricultural producers in the Penza region are expected to harvest grains and legumes on an area of 782.7 thousand hectares (including corn), sunflower - 353.5 thousand hectares, sugar beet - 61.4 thousand hectares, potatoes - 19.6 thousand hectares, and 4 thousand hectares of vegetables. A total of at least 2.8 million tons of grain, ...