The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan: 1,221,700 ha have been sowed with spring crops, which is by 288,300 ha more than last year

As of May 11, 2016, in total 1,221,700 ha have been sowed with spring crops in the republic, which is 69% of the plan. As of this date last year, 933,400 ha had been sowed with spring crops.

The leading districts are Zainsk (47,900 ha have been sowed with crops, which is 94%), Aznakaevo (46,400 ha or 71%), Buinsk (45,600 ha or 75%), Arsk (45,200 ha or 68%) municipal districts.

In total spring grains have been sowed on 829,600 ha (or 79% of the plan) in the republic (in 2015 – 676,600 ha), where 307,700 ha (or 69%) have been sowed with spring wheat (in 2015 – 189,300 ha), 342,900 ha (or 96%) – with barley (in 2015 – 358,100 ha), 58,300 ha (or 93%) – with oat (in 2015 – 59,800 ha), 51,900 ha (or 94%) – with pea (in 2015 – 48,100 ha), 59,900 ha (or 59%) – with grain maize (in 2015 – 15,300 ha), and 35,500 ha (or 22%) – with silage (in 2015 – 14,600 ha).

37,300 ha (32%) have been sowed with rape (in 2015 – 10,900 ha), 73,000 ha (66%) have been sowed with sunflower for oilseeds (in 2015 – 25,500 ha).

55,800 ha (88%) have been sowed with sugar beetroot (in 2015 – 42,200 ha).

1,200 ha (13%) have been sowed with potato.