This year, the total sown area will amount to 2.38 million hectares to 1.5 million hectares will be used for grain, 1.9 million hectares to spring crops, 700 thousand hectares under fodder, 92 thousand hectares under industrial crops, 8.4 thousand hectares under rape.

Last year the region harvested a record grain harvest, which caused the market excess products. In this regard, the Ministry of agriculture has decided to adjust the sowing and reduced planting of wheat. Preparatory work is already underway in full swing. Farmers buy more seeds and fertilize the ground.

With regard to vegetable crops, but this year under them aside 38.8 thousand hectares, while 32,1 thousand hectares is potatoes. For spring and field works prepared by 689 units of seeding complexes, 4400 trucks, 8,900 tractors.

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