In the Rostov region they intend to harvest more than 2 million tons of sunflower in 2024

Published Apr 1, 2024

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The Rostov region in Russia is poised to continue its record agricultural outputs into the current year, with a significant portion of its 5 million hectares dedicated to grains, achieving a notable grain harvest of 16.4 million tons and a sunflower harvest of 2.3 million tons in 2023. The use of modern technologies and an increase in mineral fertilizer application are key factors in these achievements. Meanwhile, the introduction of seeds for certain crops starting January 23, 2024, is expected to minimally impact the sector due to the predominance of domestic seeds, which have fully replaced imported ones for main crops like sugar beet. Efforts to localize seed production and implement supply quotas are underway to support the long-term development of domestic breeding, despite challenges in fully meeting domestic demand for some crops like peas.

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This year, the Rostov region expects to maintain record harvests of major agricultural crops. The total sown area in the region will remain at 5 million hectares, 74% of which will be sown with grains. Producers confirm that they plan to allocate areas similar to last year’s for basic crops, while some farms intend to expand the area under niche crops. In 2023, the Rostov region set a new record for the volume of grain harvest, which reached 16.4 million tons, which is 6% more than in 2022. The sunflower harvest was also the highest in history, growing by 26% to 2.3 million tons. According to the regional Minister of Agriculture and Food Konstantin Rachalovsky, “records have a limit,” so in 2024 the most optimistic goal will be harvests no lower than the annual average for the last three years (more than 15 million tons of grains and legumes, more than 2 million tons of sunflowers, about 535 thousand tons of vegetables and 370 thousand tons of potatoes). Market participants ...

Source: Oilworld