Sowing Online 2018/19: winter crops sowing campaign at the finish line
6 November 2018, 17:04
By November 5, 2018, winter grain crops have been planted on the area of 7 mln ha, or 98% of the total of 7.2 mln ha.
According to the data of the Sowing Online 2018/19 Project, the sown areas by the winter crops are as follows:
- wheat — 6.2 mln ha or 98% (2017: 5.9 mln ha);
- rye — 117 thou. ha or 80% (2017: 147 thou. ha);
- barley — 872 thou. ha or 100% (2017: 857 thou. ha).
Winter rapeseed is sown on the area of 1 mln ha or 115% since the projected area was 888 thou. ha (2017: 857 thou. ha).
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