Ministry of Agriculture: in Kazakhstan, the area under wheat will be reduced by 429.2 thousand hectares

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Published Mar 27, 2024

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Kazakhstan's Ministry of Agriculture has initiated a large-scale sowing campaign set to begin in late May, focusing on expanding the cultivation of oilseeds, fodder crops, potatoes, and beets across a total of 23.8 million hectares. This year's plan includes a reduction in wheat cultivation in favor of increased areas for oilseeds, sunflower, and sugar beet, while also aiming to decrease the sowing of water-intensive crops like cotton and rice due to irrigation challenges. Despite a slight decrease in the total agricultural area compared to the previous year, the ministry has ensured that diesel fuel prices for farmers will remain at the reduced rate established in 2023. Sowing activities have already started in the country's southern regions, marking the beginning of the agricultural season.

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The mass sowing campaign in the country will start in the second ten days of May In Kazakhstan, the sowing of oilseeds, fodder crops, potatoes and beets will increase, said Minister of Agriculture Aidarbek Saparov at the next meeting of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, this year it is planned to place agricultural crops on an area of 23.8 million hectares, which is 209.6 thousand hectares less than the 2023 figure. 13.3 million hectares will be allocated for wheat (a reduction of 429.2 thousand hectares). At the same time, it is planned to increase the acreage of socially significant and highly profitable crops in the vacated fields. “It is planned to increase the area of oilseeds by 385.7 thousand hectares, which will bring the total sown area to 3.2 million hectares. It is expected to increase the area of sunflower by 60 thousand hectares, to 1.2 million hectares. In addition, it is planned an increase in the sugar beet area ...

Source: Agrosektor