Russia: More than 15% of oilseed fields have been harvested by farmers in the Moscow region

Farmers in the Moscow Region have harvested more than 15% of fields planted with oilseeds, the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Moscow Region reports. Rapeseed is the leader in terms of planting areas - 41 thousand hectares of fields, then soybeans - 15 thousand hectares, sunflower - 2.3 thousand hectares, as well as flax, mustard and other oilseeds - 700 hectares. The largest areas of rapeseed sowing are in Zaraysk (10.3 thousand hectares), Lukhovitsy and Shakhovskaya at 6.7 thousand hectares each. At the moment, over 28 thousand tons of this crop have been harvested, in 2024 the yield is 31.5 centners per hectare. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the ...