Agricultural complex of Ilyich Iron and Steel Works is situated at the terri)
tory of seven administrative)agricultural areas of Donetsk region. It consists of
40 agricultural shops, 2 self)supporting subdivisions and a head office of the
agricultural complex.
Landuse of agricultural complex Is more than 130 thousand hectares of
lands, including 120 thousand hectares of plough-land.
The main aspects of agricultural activity are.
- grain and sunflower production;
- vegetable production including hothouse vegetables, water-melon plantation and potatoes;
- milk, egg and wool production
- breeding of cattle, pigs, sheep, different kinds of fowl (hens, geese, turkeys, pheasants, ostriches);
- sea and pond fishing
- mixed feed production
- the production of sunflower oil, flour, cereals, bakery and soft cheese
Every year agricultural complex produces about 170 thousand tons of grain,
20 thousand tons of sunflower, 10 thousand tons of vegetables, 35 thousand tons
of milk, 6 thousand tons of meat, 26 million of eggs and 30 tons of wool.
Modern technologies and equipment of domestic and foreign origin are
employed in the production of agricultural products and their further processing.
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