AT A MEETING OF THE GOVERNMENT OF RUSSIA, THEY TALKED ABOUT THE FEATURES OF THE SPRING SOWING CAMPAIGN.

On Friday, March 14, the Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting of the Government of the Russian Federation. Dmitry Patrushev, Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, presented at the meeting a report on preparations for the spring sowing campaign and the spring field work in general.

The Minister noted the start of work a week earlier than in the past few years. The reason for this was the favorable weather conditions, which made it possible to start planting as early as February 24.

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According to the report, as of March 14, about 234 thousand hectares of spring crops were sown on the territory of Russia, and fertilizers were applied to 2.3 million hectares of winter crops. This year, 17.7 million hectares were allocated for winter crops, which is more than half a million hectares more than in the past. In addition, the completeness of the seed fund was noted - the level of seed grain and legume seeds reached 98.9%. Qualitative material for sowing is a factor on which the Ministry focuses attention, introducing measures of state support for farmers.

According to the report, one of the main problems that complicates spring field work is the increase in prices on the fertilizer market. In order to avoid the difficulties associated with fertilizing, the Minister in his report asked the Federal Antimonopoly Service to pay attention to the volumes of mineral fertilizers produced. Their reduction, he said, will help stabilize prices and make them affordable for domestic farmers.

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