As of March 27, 2017 in the Russian Federation fueled 6.9 million ha (2016 – 7.7 million hectares), or 39.5 per cent of the sowing area of winter crops. Including in the southern Federal district – 4.0 million hectares, or 64.8 per cent of the sowing area in the North Caucasian Federal district – 1,2 million hectares or 52.3% of the sowing areas in the Central Federal district-a 1.7 million ha or 43.4% of the sowing areas, in the Volga Federal district – 184,4 thousand ha or 4.1% 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 745,4 thousand hectares or 1.4% of the forecast (2016 – 836,0 thousand hectares), including the sowing areas of spring crops totaled 532,9 thousand ha or 1.7% of the forecast (2016 – 613,4 thousand hectares).
In the southern Federal district spring sowing is conducted on the area 535,2 thousand hectares or 8.6% of the forecast (2016 – 504,1 thousand hectares). In the North Caucasian Federal district – 192,5 thousand ha or 10.7% of the forecast (2016 – 305,2 thousand hectares). In the Central Federal district – 16,9 thousand ha or 0.2% of the forecast (2016 – 26.0 thousand hectares). In Primorsky Krai, spring sowing has been conducted on an area of 0.8 thousand ha or 0.2% of the forecast (2016 – 0,2 thousand ha).
In the Krasnodar territory and the Chechen Republic have started sowing sugar beet seed of 9.4 thousand ha (5,1% of the forecast) and 0.1 thousand hectares (1.7% of the forecast), respectively.
In the Chechen Republic have started sowing sunflower for grain, planted 1.1 million hectares or 11% of the forecast (2016 – 0,9 thousand hectares).
In Krasnodar Krai, Republic of Crimea, Rostov and Astrakhan regions agricultural companies have started sowing early vegetables, whole, seeded 7,1 thousand hectares or 3.5% of the forecast (2016 – 11.0 thousand ha).
In the Republics of Adygea, Crimea, Kabardino-Balkaria, Rostov and Astrakhan regions in the agricultural enterprises started planting early potatoes, planted 2.4 thousand ha or 0.7% of the forecast (2016 – 1.6 million hectares).
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