Agrarians of Transbaikalia exceeded the plan for sowing wheat and buckwheat

The farms of Transbaikalia are finishing their spring field work. According to the sowing of a number of agricultural crops, an excess of the planned value is noted, said Denis Bochkarev, HEAD of the regional Ministry of Agriculture.
“Today, spring crops have been sown on an area of ​​167,000 hectares, or 89% of the plan. Sowing of grain crops was carried out on an area of ​​125.5 thousand hectares, or 95% of the plan. We have finished sowing wheat - its sown area amounted to 57.2 thousand hectares, which is 4% higher than the planned value and 5% more than last year. Positive dynamics is also observed in the sowing of buckwheat, which covers 10.5 thousand hectares, which is 15% higher than the area planned before the sowing campaign. Compared to 2021, the increase has almost tripled,” the minister said.
Currently, the region's farms are also completing the sowing of oats, which is sown on 55.4 thousand hectares - field work remains to be carried out on an area of ​​almost 10 thousand hectares.