Field crops: Upward sowing in barley, downward in pea and beet in Russia

Published Apr 14, 2022

Tridge summary

The Ministry of Agriculture's statistical service, Agreste, has reported an increase in spring barley planting by 4.3% to 1.8 Mha for 2022, with both spring and winter barley seeing an increase. There has been a significant decrease in the planting of industrial beets by 1.5%, which is even more pronounced compared to the five-year average decline. Protein crop planting has seen an 8.2% decrease from 2021 but a 6.7% increase compared to the 2017-21 average. The planting of ware and mid-season potatoes has remained largely stable, with a slight increase of 0.2% over the previous year.

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Original content

The statistical service of the Ministry of Agriculture (Agreste) published its first estimates of spring sowing on April 12, showing an increase in barley, a drop in protein crops and beets, stability in potatoes. All types combined, "barley surfaces increased by 4.3% over one year, reaching 1.8 Mha in 2022: the increase concerns both spring barley (+4.1%) and winter barley (+4.4%). Over a year, they decrease only in Paca and Occitanie”, according to a note. Industrial beet acreage shows a further drop to 396,000 ha (-1.5%), a sharp decline compared to the five-year average (-11.6%). Agreste ...

Source: Agpb