The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan: 705,500 ha have been sowed with spring crops, which is by 285,400 ha more than last year

As of May 6, 2016, in total 705,500 ha have been sowed with spring crops in the republic, which is 40% of the plan. As of this date last year, 420,100 ha had been sowed with spring crops.

The leading districts are Zainsk (34,200 ha have been sowed with crops, which is 67%), Sarmanovo (29,300 ha or 53%), Aznakaevo (26,300 ha or 40%, Chistopol (26,000 ha or 42%) municipal districts.

In total spring grains have been sowed on 505,000 ha (or 48% of the plan) in the republic (in 2015 – 317,000 ha), where 133,000 ha (or 30%) have been sowed with spring wheat (in 2015 – 43,800 ha), 262,200 ha (or 73%) – with barley (in 2015 – 211,400 ha), 47,800 ha (or 76%) – with oat (in 2015 – 35,800 ha), 38,500 ha (or 70%) – with pea (in 2015 – 18,000 ha), 18,100 ha (or 19%) – with grain maize (in 2015 – 5,200 ha), and 3,000 ha (or 2%) – with silage (in 2015 – 2,600 ha).

8,800 ha (8%) have been sowed with rape (in 2015 – 4,500 ha), 39,900 ha (36%) have been sowed with sunflower for oilseeds (in 2015 – 39,900 ha).

34,100 ha (54%) have been sowed with sugar beetroot (in 2015 – 34,100 ha).

109,100 ha (40%) have been sowed with annual grasses (in 2015 – 66,700 ha).