Cold rainy weather delaying the sowing of spring crops in Ukraine and Russia

in cold weather with abundant rainfall in March and April, and in some places in Ukraine sowing of spring crops is slower than last year. However, analysts expect that a significant investment in new machinery will allow farmers time to sow the planned area.

According to operational data of the Ministry of economic development in Ukraine, as of April 15, the early grain and leguminous 1,531 million hectares or 20% of the planned areas, in particular:

• the wheat – 124.2 thousand hectares (70.3% of the forecast),
• barley – 1,059 million hectares (76,3%),
• oats Crimea will receive 134.6 thousand hectares (69,4%),
• peas – 177,2 thousand hectares (75,3%).

in addition, the country has started planting corn and oilseeds, which at that date sown:

• corn – 35.8 thousand hectares (0.7% of the forecast),
• millet – 0,5 hectares (0,4%),
• sunflower – 390,1 thousand hectares (6,11%),
• soy – 7.4 thousand ha (0.5%).

Sugar beet already sown 74 thousand ha or 32.6% of the planned areas.

In Russia as of April 15 spring crops were sown 1.7 million hectares or 3.4% of the forecast.

So, spring crops planted 1.2 million hectares or 4.1% of the forecast, in particular:

• the wheat – 155.5 thousand hectares or 1.2% of plan,
• barley – 568,1 thousand hectares or 7.4%,
• corn – 2.8 thousand ha or 0.1%.

in addition, on that date, it was planted with:

• sunflower – 70.2 thousand ha or 0.8% of the forecast,
• spring rape – 6.7 thousand ha or 0.5% of the forecast,
• sugar beet – 117,2 thousand ha or 11% of the planned areas.