As of May 3, 440 thousand hectares of spring crops sown in Tatarstan
3 May 2014, Saturday
On May 3, at a video conference with participation of all municipalities held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Akhmetov reported on the progress of the sowing campaign.
As of May 3, 440 thousand hectares (25 per cent) of spring crops and 19.2 thousand hectares (39 per cent) of sugar beet have been sown in Tatarstan.
Reporting on the state of winter crops, Marat Akhmetov noted that in general 90 per cent of winter crops are in a good or satisfactory state. By and large, 588.5 thousand hectares of winter crops have been sown in Tatartsan, including 271.5 thousand hectares of winter wheat and 301.6 thousand hectares of winter rye.
The Minister said that 80 thousand tonnes of reduced-price diesel fuel have been provided to carry out spring field works in Tatarstan.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
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