Countries of the Northern hemisphere actively carry out the spring sowing campaign

According to the USDA, in USA as of April 12 spring wheat planted 5% of the planned areas (2% a year ago and 9% on average for 5 years), and the maize – 3% of the area (3% a year ago and 4% on average for 5 years).

the Number of crops of winter wheat in good or excellent condition for the week did not change and remained at 62%, whereas a year ago the figure was 60%.

In France, according to the report, FranceAgriMer dated 10 April, the number of sowings of soft wheat in good or excellent condition remained at the level of last week – 62%, although a year ago the figure was 83%. Acreage of wheat in the country has decreased compared to last year 7.5% to the lowest since 2003 of 4.6 million hectares. Farmers have completed sowing of spring barley and despite the dry weather began to sow corn, which is now planted 4% of the planned areas compared to 1% on this date in 2019

In Ukraine as of April 9, spring grain crops, leguminous and technical crops were planted 2.7 million hectares or 18% of the planned sowing of 15.3 million hectares, in particular:

the

barley – 854,2 thousand hectares from 1.1 million hectares,

oats – 86,5 with 95 thousand hectares,

a pea – 346,6 with 396 thousand hectares,

corn – 290,1 thousand hectares from 5.4 million hectares,

sugar beet – 117,4 from 209 thousand hectares,

sunflower – 861,8 thousand hectares from 6.2 million hectares,

soy – 23,8 thousand hectares from 1.4 million hectares.

• wheat – 112,3 with 132,5 thousand hectares,

This week leaders in planting was in Cherkasy (237 hectares), Khmelnitsky (208,5 thousand ha), Vinnytsia (176 thousand ha) and Mykolaiv (168 thousand ha) area.

it is Expected that this year's 10 main spring crops will be sown of 15.26 million hectares, 0.3 million hectares more than last year. Proportion of area under maize and sunflower in this group will grow, while barley, soybean and sugar beet will decrease.

In Russia as of April 13, fed by the crops on 13.5 million ha or 73,7% from 18.3 million hectares with winter crops (in 2019 – 10.2 million ha).

Spring crops planted 6.2 million hectares or 11.9% of the forecast (2019 – 3.1 million hectares), in particular:

the

sugar beet – 484,8 thousand hectares or 46.9 per cent (in 2019 – 260,4 thousand hectares),

sunflower – 927,8 thousand ha or 11.4% (2019 – 344,9 thousand ha)

spring rapeseed – 73.6 thousand hectares, or 5.7 per cent (2019 – 32,8 thousand ha)

soy – 40,3 thousand hectares or 1.3% (in 2019 – 14.6 thousand ha).

• spring grains 3.9 million hectares or 13.4% of the plan (to 2019 – 1.9 million ha),

of sowing areas of spring grain crops on a specified date grew in comparison with similar date of last year:

the

barley with 1 to 2 million hectares or 25.8%,

corn – with of 139.6 to 455,4 thousand ha or 16.7%.

• wheat – from the 162.8 to 649,2 thousand ha, which is 5.3% of the plan,

In Belarus as of April 13 early spring crops and leguminous 699,6 thousand ha or 81,3% of the plan, whereas last year the figure was 85.1 per cent. Three regions have completed sowing.