In the southern, North-Caucasian, Central and Volga Federal districts continue spring field work. To the fertilizing of winter crops before the average annual terms have started separate regions of the northwestern and far Eastern Federal districts.

As of 21 March 2017 in the Russian Federation fueled 5.9 million ha (2016 – 6.5 million ha) or 33.9% of the sowing area of winter crops. Including in the southern Federal district – 3.8 million ha, or 62.8% of the sowing areas, in the North Caucasian Federal district – 1.0 million hectares or 45.3 per cent of the sowing area in the Central Federal district is about 1.0 million hectares or 25.5% of the sowing areas, in the Volga Federal district – 86 thousand hectares or 1.9% of the sowing areas in the North-West Federal district – 19.3 thousand ha or 19.3% of the sowing areas. In the Krasnodar Krai and Republic of Adygeya carried out a re-dressing of winter grain crops.

Spring sowing in the whole country held on the square 618,3 thousand ha or 1.2% of the forecast (2016 – 746,3 thousand hectares), including the sowing areas of spring crops totaled 476,5 thousand hectares (in 2016 563,5 thousand hectares).

In the southern Federal district spring sowing is conducted on the area 469,5 thousand hectares or 7.6% of the forecast (2016 – 479,3 thousand hectares). In the North Caucasian Federal district – 144,1 thousand ha or 8% of the forecast (2016 – 249,5 thousand hectares). In the Central Federal district have sown 4.7 million hectares, or 0.1% of the forecast (2016 – 17,5 thousand hectares).

In the Krasnodar region, the Republic of Crimea and the Rostov region have started sowing early vegetables, agricultural enterprises planted 6.5 million hectares (3.2% of the forecast).

In the Republic of Crimea and the Rostov region started planting early potatoes in the agricultural enterprises planted 1 hectares (0,3% of the forecast).

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