In the Omsk region continues "extremely difficult" sowing campaign. As reported to IA REGNUM in the Ministry of agriculture and food of the region, as of 6 June, the sowing of spring crops conducted on an area of 2,022 hectares. This is 72.9% of the plan.

In order to approach the completion of sowing of crops in the coming days, the Omsk farmers work around the clock to increase the pace of planting.

According to the Minister of agriculture and food of the region Maxim Chegusova, sowing Omsk oblast is in fourth place in Siberia.

"In the whole region shoots smooth, moisture enough, so farmers have a chance to finish the sowing campaign before the end of the week, and for this we need to make every effort," said Chekunov on a conference call.

The Ministry said that the weather is favorable to farmers. On the other hand, the warming has influenced the rapid growth of weeds on stubble backgrounds. You may need to increase the area of herbicide treatment.

Today in the Omsk region left to plant 750 hectares of spring crops. More than 80% planted in Kalachinsk, Poltava, Servicescom, Omsk, Azov, Odessa and the Tauride and Kormilovskom area. Spring wheat sowing was carried out on an area of 1.2 million hectares (80,6% of the plan).

As have informed IA REGNUM in the Omsk oblast due to the extremely difficult conditions the sowing campaign on may 31 introduced a state of emergency. According to the regional government, the pace of sowing was affected by low temperature and excess moisture. May in the region was abnormally cold.