440,000 ha sowed with spring crops in Tatarstan

Marat Akhmetov – Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan – reported on the sowing campaign at the session in the Government House of the Republic of Tatarstan today.

Ildar Khalikov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan, held the video-conference with all municipal districts of the republic.

By May 3, 2014, in Tatarstan 440,000 ha are sowed with spring crops (25%).

19.2 thousand ha are sowed with sugar beet (39%).

Marat Akhmetov also reported on the state of winter crops. He noted that 90% of winter crops are considered to be in a good or satisfactory condition. 588.5 thousand ha are sowed with winter crops where 271.5 thousand ha are sowed with winter wheat and 301.6 thousand ha – with fall rye.

There are in average 36.6 kg of mineral fertilizers per ha in various regions of the republic (from 10-20 kg to 78 kg per ha, depending on the region).

Marat Akhmetov stated that 80,000 tons of subsidized diesel fuel were provided for the spring sowing campaign in the Republic of Tatarstan.

Press Service of President of the Republic of Tatarstan

“Tatarinform”