Autumn sowing: Rapeseed and triticale are attracting more and more farmers

The start of the autumn sowing has already been given, but most regions will delay the process due to the heavy rainfall that has fallen and is expected in the country in the coming days. The soil has not yet dried, and the machines cannot enter the fields, the farmers are adamant. According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the wheat sowing is lagging seriously – over 52% fewer areas have been sown in the country compared to the same period last year. If in October 2024, the lands occupied by wheat were over 24,500 hectares, currently they are around 11,500 hectares, according to data from the agrostatistics. How long will the cold weather with rainfall persist in October? There is also a noted lag in barley, but to a lesser extent. About 7% fewer areas have winter barley planted on an annual basis. According to current data, currently the barley fields are around 3,600 hectares, while a year earlier they were over 3,800 hectares at this time of the year. There ...