About 250 thousand hectares will be sowed spring crops in 2018 in Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), which is 7% higher than last year. On Thursday the Ministry of agriculture of the region.

"In Kabardino-Balkaria began preparations for spring field work. In 2018, the farmers of the Republic will have to sow 247,7 thousand hectares of spring crops (or 107% compared to last year)," - said in the message.

The workpiece produced 16 thousand tons of seed that is 1.5 times higher than existing demand, the Ministry noted. In addition, contracts for the supply of more than 50 thousand tons of mineral fertilizers. It is assumed that the existing fleet of agricultural equipment will allow to hold the sowing campaign in optimum agrotechnical terms. To conduct the necessary anti-hail activities and the locust control from the Republican budget allocated 12 million rubles, said the Agency.

In 2017, the farmers of the Republic planted 231,41 thousand hectares of spring crops.

In may last year it was reported that in the region of 12% more planted corn. It was noted that 10% to 165 thousand hectares increased area under spring grains and legumes. The Minister of agriculture of KBR Sergey Govorov explained that in the CBD in the grain production is dominated by maize. It was planned that in 2017 the total area of the spring crop will be about 245,5 thousand hectares or 106% to the level of 2016.