The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan: 1,317,600 ha have been sowed with spring crops, which is by 267,800 ha more than last year

As of May 12, 2016, in total 1,317,600 ha have been sowed with spring crops in the republic, which is 74% of the plan. As of this date last year, 1,049,800 ha had been sowed with spring crops.

The leading districts are Zainsk (49,500 ha have been sowed with crops, which is 97%),Arsk (49,200 ha or 74%), Aznakaevo (48,400 ha or 74%), Buinsk (48,400 ha or 80%).

In total spring grains have been sowed on 883,900 ha (or 84% of the plan) in the republic (in 2015 – 752,200 ha), where 341,400 ha (or 76%) have been sowed with spring wheat (in 2015 – 237,000 ha), 351,700 ha (or 98%) – with barley (in 2015 – 374,500 ha), 59,700 ha (or 95%) – with oat (in 2015 – 63,100 ha), 53,000 ha (or 96%) – with pea (in 2015 – 52,700 ha), 69,000 ha (or 68%) – with grain maize (in 2015 – 17,900 ha), and 47,100 ha (or 30%) – with silage (in 2015 – 22,700 ha).

44,800 ha (39%) have been sowed with rape (in 2015 – 14,100 ha), 81,400 ha (74%) have been sowed with sunflower for oilseeds (in 2015 – 47,200 ha).

57,500 ha (91%) have been sowed with sugar beetroot (in 2015 – 47,200 ha).

1,400 ha (16%) have been sowed with potato.

185,500 ha (69%) have been sowed with annual grasses (in 2015 – 177,700 ha).