Russia continues to increase the pace of sowing spring crops

< span style="font-size:14px;" > in Russia, spring crops were sown more slowly due to cold and rainy weather than last year, while in Ukraine, the United States and Europe, the sowing rate was quite high. However, in two weeks, Russia has reduced the gap from last year to 6.7%, and sunflower has already sown 3% more than last year.

< span style="font-size:14px;" > as of May 21, 36.4 million hectares or 70.7% of the planned area were sown with spring crops in the country, compared to 38.3 million hectares as of this date last year.

< span style= " font-size: 14px;">at the same time, 21.1 million hectares or 72.1% of the forecast (22.6 million hectares in 2020) were sown with spring grains, in particular:

• < span style="font-size:14px;">spring wheat – 8.7 million ha or 69% (9.3 million ha in 2020),< / span> < / li>
• < span style="font-size:14px;">spring barley – 6 million ha or 78.4% (6.7 million ha in 2020),< / span> < / li>
• < span style="font-size:14px;">corn per grain – 2.4 million hectares or 84.6% (2.6 million hectares in 2020).

< span style= " font-size: 14px;" > also seeded:< / span>< / p>

• < span style="font-size:14px;">sunflower – 7 million ha or 82.4% of the forecast (6.8 million ha in 2020),< / span> < / li>
• < span style="font-size:14px;">spring rapeseed – 986.4 thousand ha or 79.5%,< / span> < / li>
• < span style="font-size:14px;">soybeans – 1.3 million ha or 42.3%,< / span>< / li>
• < span style="font-size:14px;">sugar beet – 977.2 thousand hectares or 92% (920.5 thousand hectares in 2020).

< span style="font-size:14px;" > in France, according to FranceAgriMer monitoring, as of May 17, 97% of the planned areas were sown with corn, compared to 93% last year on the same date. The number of winter wheat crops in good or excellent condition is 79% (57% last year), winter barley – 84% (58% last year), spring barley – 75% (52% last year).