Drought in Siberia and the Urals threatens to reduce the number of cattle

Abnormal heat in Siberia and the Urals can lead to a shortage in these regions of succulent fodder – green grass, silage and other plant products with a moisture content of 70-92% used to feed cattle. This was told to Vedomosti by a representative of one of the livestock agricultural companies. Dairy producers already see risks with the offer of such feeds, Igor Eliseenko, Chairman of the Board of Directors of MolSib, confirmed. Difficulties with harvesting due to the weather are also recorded in Damat, a representative of the holding reported.

Abnormal heat has been lingering in the regions of Siberia and the Urals since the beginning of May. For example, in Yekaterinburg, only 1% of monthly precipitation fell in a month, Gismeteo reported. The amount of precipitation in the Urals with Siberia has been “near zero” for several weeks now, the Sovecon agency confirms. The temperature in the Chelyabinsk and Kurgan regions all this time was above the climatic norm by 7 degrees. Because of the heat, a storm warning has been announced until June 9 in the Novosibirsk, Tomsk, and Kemerovo regions. For the last month and a half, there has been practically no rain, and the air temperature reaches 35 degrees, Eliseenko points out. The head of the Damate dairy complex in the Tyumen region, Roman Butenko, also says that in such weather, there is still not enough moisture. As a result, the volume of harvesting of succulent fodder is reduced.