As specified in the message, at the reporting date in the whole country spring crops were sown on 1.4 thousand ha (in the Republic of Crimea – 1.1 ha, Krasnodar Krai – 0,3 thousand hectares) planned for current year 53.4 million hectares.

In addition, farmers started feeding of winter crops.

"As of February 28, in the whole of Russia fueled 592,9 thousand hectares or 3.5% of the sowing area (17.1 million hectares), including in the Krasnodar region 342 thousand hectares, in Crimea – 233,6 thousand hectares in the Republic of Adygea – 14.7 thousand ha, Stavropol Krai – 2.6 thousand hectares," - said in the message.

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