Russia: Primorye farmers prepared about 35 thousand tons of soybean seeds for sowing

Primorye farmers prepared about 44 thousand tons of seeds for sowing. Almost three-quarters of agricultural producers' reserves were soybeans Primorye farmers have prepared approximately 44 thousand tons of seeds for the spring sowing campaign, ensuring 100% of the reserves. This was reported by the press service of the regional government with reference to the regional Ministry of Agriculture. It is noted that the majority of the seeds poured into the barns were soybeans - 35 thousand tons. “Also, agricultural producers prepared 1.5 thousand tons of wheat, barley - 1.9 thousand tons, oats - 3.2 thousand tons, rice - 2 ,2 thousand tons. To meet the region's need for high-quality planting material, Primorye farmers purchase seeds of higher reproduction and corn hybrids in other regions of Russia, for example, in Siberia and the Krasnodar Territory. But the majority are local seed farms,” the press service of the region’s Minister of Agriculture Andrei ...