The share of sunflower seeds used in Russia in 2024 increased to 43%, sugar beet to 8%

Published 2024년 12월 20일

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Russian farmers have seen a significant shift in the use of domestically bred seeds, with sunflower seed usage increasing from 30% to 43% and sugar beet seeds from 3% to 8%. This change is attributed to the success of adopted quotas, which aim to regulate the seed market and support domestic breeding and seed companies. As a result, these companies have expanded seed crop areas and increased production for the 2025 sunflower sowing season, meeting 74% of the market demand. However, the use of domestic corn seeds has not significantly changed due to balance issues between demand and supply, as well as a reduction in commercial corn sowing. The situation is further complicated by counterfeit seeds and smuggling, although there are plans to increase the use of domestic corn seeds to 60-70%. Meanwhile, Russia's sunflower harvest has decreased by 4.6%, and corn harvest has decreased by 28.3%.

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The share of domestically bred sunflower seeds used by Russian farmers has increased to 43% this year from 30% in 2023, and sugar beet - from 3% to 8%, according to a review by the National Association of Corn and Oilseed Producers. It is noted that the results of the year have shown the effectiveness of the adopted quotas as a mechanism for regulating the seed market and supporting domestic breeding and seed companies. Thanks to this mechanism, domestic companies expanded the area of seed crops in 2024 and increased seed production for the 2025 sunflower sowing season to 32.4 thousand tons, which will amount to 74% of the market demand. "In addition, such measures allow domestic breeding and seed companies not only to plan their activities for a longer term, but also to allocate significantly more funds to breeding work and modernization of production," the report notes. The share of domestic sugar beet seeds used in sowing work by agricultural enterprises in 2024 increased by ...

Source: Milknews