Data of head department of statistics are published in AR Crimea about existence of agricultural machinery and power capacities in agricultural enterprises as of January 1, 2007.
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As of January 1, 2007 in the republic parks of agricultural machinery had 789 agricultural enterprises, including 398 non-state, 61 state, 31 subsidiary agricultural enterprise, 299 farms.
Throughout a row of years in agricultural enterprises the steady tendency of reduction of machine and tractor park is traced, thus the equipment is updated poorly. The quantity of the tractors written off during 2006 in 1,3 times exceeded quantity bought, and tractor trailers – in 2,5 times, dozhdevalny cars – in 1,8 times, kormouborochny and kukuruzouborochny combines – in 2,8-7,0 times.
As of January 1, 2007, in agricultural enterprises was available 2493,2 tys.l.s. power capacities against 2681,4 tys.l.s. for January 1 2006g. In 2006g. agricultural enterprises consumed 223,3 million kW/hours of the electric power, including for production needs – 179,6 million kW/hours (in 2005g. – according to 226,5 million kW/hours and 189,0 million kW/hours).
A.Shcherbakov, the first deputy chief of head department of statistics in the Autonomous Republic Creams.