Currently, sowing is going ahead of schedule. Despite the late start, there is every reason to believe that it will be completed in the near future.
In the current season, the beginning of spring sowing of spring crops was shifted in time.
The reason lies in the late early spring and the fact that stable positive temperatures were established later than usual.
This raised some concerns about whether it would be possible to sow spring crops in a timely manner.
However, there is currently no cause for concern.
According to statistics, today more than 80% of the area is sown in Russia, which is approximately 41.5 million hectares.
Last year, at the end of May, 41.4 million hectares were sown. That is, we even see an advance, despite the fact that in 2021 sowing began later.
It was possible to level the gap by 7-10 days due to the increased sowing rates.
Including, already sown:
In general, spring crops — 24 million hectares.
Wheat — 10.7 mln.
Sunflower — 7.9 mln.
Barley — 6.5 mln.
Corn — 2.6 million
Soybeans — 1.7 million
Sugar beet — 1 mln.
Which regions are leading in terms of the rate of spring sowing?
In the Stavropol Territory, sowing has already been completed in full.
All grain crops have been successfully sown in Crimea.
In Bashkortostan, the plan for sowing spring crops has been fulfilled by 95%.
In the Tomsk region — by about 60%.
In Volokolamsk — by 40%.
That is, the southern regions are ahead of the northern ones, but the latter are also close to completing the spring sowing.
In general, the state of spring crops today does not cause much concern, and some lag in sowing should not have any negative consequences.
According to Gleb Tikhomirov, financial director of the Syukden group, the lag is not critical, especially since heavy rains have just happened in the southern regions of Russia. But drought there is one of the main risk factors.
Thus, if the weather continues to be more or less successful, then Russian farmers have every chance to harvest this year, at least no worse than last year.
