In Leningrad Region, 31 thousand hectares of crops insured under the state of emergency in the agro-industrial complex

In Leningrad Region, where a state of emergency has been declared in the agro-industrial complex due to excessive soil moisture, 31 thousand hectares of crops for the 2026 harvest have been insured with state support, the National Union of Agricultural Insurers (NSA) said.

All contracts were concluded under the multi-risk program, which provides for loss settlement regardless of whether a state of emergency has been declared. The NSA has introduced an emergency response procedure in the region, union president Korney Bizhdov said.

The regional state of emergency has been in effect since November 2 because of crop losses caused by excessive soil moisture in the second and third ten-day periods of September, during the harvest. It applies to Volosovsky, Volkhovsky, Vsevolozhsky, Kingiseppsky, Kirishsky, Kirovsky, Lomonosovsky, Luzhsky and Tosnensky municipal districts, as well as Gatchinsky municipal okrug.

The largest share of insured acreage is spring grains — 16 thousand hectares. Insurance coverage also includes 8 thousand hectares of forage crops, 6 thousand hectares of winter crops and 1 thousand hectares of oilseeds.

“Under the multi-risk program, damage is recorded individually in the fields of each farm based on the results of an agricultural insurance assessment, and losses are settled by insurance companies on the basis of Roshydromet’s recording of the dangerous natural phenomenon that affected the crops,” Bizhdov explained.

According to him, the union is working with the regional agriculture authority, monitoring the agroclimatic situation and insurers’ work with affected farms.

Excessive soil moisture is one of the typical agricultural risks in Leningrad Region, with payouts made annually, the NSA chief noted. In 2025 one farm in the region received 2.1 million rubles for the loss of insured corn for this reason.

According to the union’s monitoring systems, in the second and third ten-day periods of September 2026, soil moisture at a depth of 10 cm was 33–35%. A similar situation was observed during the same period last year.