In 1999 the gross grain yield wis aboot 1452,9 thoosan tons, sugar beets – 1002,900 tons, sunflouer seeds – 166,200 tons, potatoes – 279,900 tons. The oblast an aw producit 120,500 tons o meat, 645,900 tons o milk an 423,200,00 eggs. At the beginnin o 1999 there wur 1,311 registered ferms in the region.