Spring sowing is carried out on an area of 25.7 million hectares or 49.1 percent of the forecasted area (2018 – 20 million hectares).

Spring grain crops were sown on an area of 14.7 million hectares or 49.8% of the forecasted area (2018 11.4 million ha). From them spring barley was sown on the area of 5.6 million ha, or 71.3% of the forecast (2018 – 4.4 mln ha), spring wheat – 3.9 million ha or 31.9% of the forecast (2018 – 2.3 million ha), corn for grain 1.9 million hectares or 71,8% of the forecast (2018 – 2 million ha), rice Crimea will receive 134.6 hectares, or 70% of the forecasted area.

Sowing of sugar beet (commercial) carried out on an area of 1.1 million ha or 97,2% of the forecasted area (2018, 1 million hectares).

Sowing of flax was held on an area of 16.3 thousand hectares or 34.6% of the forecasted area (2018 – 9 thousand hectares).

Sunflower planted on an area of 4.7 million ha of 60.4% of the forecasted area (2018 – 3.6 million hectares).

Sowing soybean conducted on an area of 1.1 million ha, or 37.3 per cent of the forecasted area (2018, 1 million hectares).

Sowing of spring rape conducted on the area 674,5 hectares, or 47,4% of the forecasted area (2018 – 384,4 thousand hectares).

Potatoes in the agricultural enterprises and peasant (farm) planted on the area of 119.1 thousand ha or 37.1% of the forecast area (2018 – 106,4 thousand hectares).

Vegetables in agricultural enterprises and peasant (farm) planted on an area of 66,9 thousand ha or 36.4% of the forecasted area (2018 – 83,9 thousand hectares).

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