Spring crops sown on an area of 28.9 million hectares or 97.9% of the forecast area (2018 29.5 million hectares). Of these, spring wheat planted on an area of 11.9 million hectares or 98,2% of the forecast (2018 – 11.5 million ha), spring barley – 8 mln ha or 101.8% of the forecast (2018 – 7.7 million hectares), maize – 2.6 mln ha, or 101.3% of the forecast (2018 – 2.6 million ha), rice – 185,2 thousand ha, or 96.4% of the forecasted area (2018 – 164,2 thousand hectares).

Sowing of sugar beet (commercial) carried out on an area of 1.1 million hectares or 100.5% of the forecasted area (in 2018, with 1.1 million hectares).

Sowing of flax was held on an area of 46.6 hectares, or 99% of the forecasted area (2018 – 39.8 thousand hectares).

Sunflower planted on an area of 8.1 million ha, or 104.8% for the forecast area (in 2018 and 7.8 million ha).

Sowing of soybean was carried out on the area of about 2.9 million ha or 93.8 per cent of the forecasted area (in 2018 and 2.7 million hectares).

Sowing of spring rape conducted on the area of 1.4 million hectares, or 96% of the forecasted area (in 2018 and 1.4 million hectares).

Potatoes in the agricultural enterprises and peasant (farm) planted on the area of 281,7 thousand ha or 87.7% of the forecast area (2018 – 291,8 thousand hectares).

Vegetables in agricultural enterprises and peasant (farm) planted on an area of 169,9 thousand ha, or 92.4% of the forecasted area (2018 – 156,6 thousand hectares).

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