Recall that in the current year, according to the Agency, grain crops are planned on the area of 14.9 million hectares, including wheat - 11.2 million hectares, with a reduction to the level of 2017 168 thousand hectares.

Sowing of oilseeds in the Republic crossed the equator. To date, planted with 52.9% of the area - 1436,5 thousand hectares.

Corn for grain planted by 93.4 thousand hectares of 61.6% of the area.

Potatoes are planted on a 109.6 hectares - 55,3%, vegetables planted 105 thousand hectares of 65.6%.

In Almaty and Zhambyl oblasts sugar beet sown 85,2% of the area.

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According to authorities, the area of spring sowing will amount to 18.9 million ha. While the oilseeds by 2.7 million hectares, melons and potatoes on 463,4 thousand hectares, forage crops - by 4.1 million hectares, technical crops - on 132,7 thousand hectares (including the cotton - 110,0 thousand hectares, sugar beet - by 22.2 thousand hectares, tobacco - by 0,5 thousand ha).