News
08.09.2016
The rates of sowing rape are in one and a half times higher than last year
As of September 6 601 thousands of hectares sowed with rapeseeds, which is 54% higher comparing to the rate of the previous year. In total, sown area of winter rapeseeds crop in 2017 is expected to cover 724 thousands of hectares or 10% more than during the harvest in 2016.
Higher seeding rates, compared with last year, are provided by more favorable weather conditions which allowed agricultural producers in most regions to sow rapeseeds in optimal time. Recall that in last year's autumn sowing campaign abnormal drought was observed. It didn`t allow to fulfill the sowing of rapeseeds fully and on time, because the harvest of culture in 2016 decreased by 32%.