In the southern, North-Caucasian, Central and Volga Federal districts continue spring field work.

As of March 22, 2017 in the Russian Federation fueled 6.1 million hectares (in 2016, 6.8 million hectares), or 35% of the sowing area of winter crops. Including in the southern Federal district – 3.9 million hectares or 63.3 per cent of the sowing area 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 1.2 million ha or 29,5% of the sowing areas, in the Volga Federal district – only 114.2 thousand hectares or 2.5% 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 made in the area of 636.2 thousand ha or 1.2% of the forecast (2016 – 769,1 thousand hectares), including the sowing areas of spring crops totaled 484,9 thousand hectares (in 2016 – 582,9 thousand hectares).

In the southern Federal district spring sowing carried out on an area of 481 hectares or 7.7% of the forecast (2016 – 483,5 thousand hectares). In the North Caucasian Federal district – 149,5 thousand hectares or 8.3% of the forecast (2016 – mishpat 266: 1 thousand hectares). In the Central Federal district sowed 5.7 thousand ha or 0.1% of the forecast (2016 – 19.5 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 Republics of Adygea, Crimea and Rostov region started planting early potatoes in the agricultural enterprises planted 1.1 million hectares (0,3% of the forecast).

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