In the southern, North-Caucasian, Central and Volga Federal districts continue spring field work.
As of March 24, 2017 in the Russian Federation fueled 6.5 million hectares (in 2016 and 6.9 million hectares) or 37.4% of the sowing area of winter crops. Including in the southern Federal district – 3.9 million ha, or 64.6 per cent of the sowing area in the North Caucasian Federal district – 1.2 mln ha or 52.2 per cent of the sowing area in the Central Federal district of 1.3 million hectares or 34% of the sowing areas, in the Volga Federal district – 170,4 thousand hectares or 3.8% 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 conducted in an area of 679.6 thousand ha or 1.3% of the forecast (2016 – 773,2 thousand hectares), including the sowing areas of spring crops totaled 511,1 thousand hectares (in 2016 584,9 thousand hectares).
In the southern Federal district spring sowing is conducted on the area 489,7 thousand hectares or 7.9% of the forecast (2016 484,4 thousand hectares). In the North Caucasian Federal district – 181.9 thousand hectares or 10.1% of the forecast (2016 – 268,3 thousand hectares). In the Central Federal district planted 8 thousand hectares or 0.1% of the forecast (2016 – 20.5 thousand hectares).
In the Krasnodar region, the Republic of Crimea and the Rostov region have started sowing early vegetables, agricultural enterprises sowed 6.9 thousand hectares (3.4% of the forecast).
In the Republics of Adygea, Crimea, Kabardino-Balkaria and the Rostov region started planting early potatoes in the agricultural enterprises planted 1.3 million hectares (0.4% of the forecast).
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Translated by service "Yandex.Translation"