In Russia, the Rostov region will more actively replace imported seeds

Published 2022년 12월 20일

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The Rostov region in Russia is set to increase the use of domestic seeds in sunflower sowing next year, replacing over 30% of imported seeds. The regional Ministry of Agriculture has reported a successful doubling and quadrupling of seed plots for corn and sunflower, respectively, in 2022. The share of regional corn and sunflower seeds in sowing for next year is expected to be 14% and 31% respectively. The Don region has seen a 9% increase in agricultural exports, amounting to $6.3 billion, compared to the previous year. Despite these positive developments, the region faces challenges such as broken logistics links and supply chain difficulties, which affect the profitability of agricultural production.

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In the Rostov region will increase the share of Russian seeds next year. In particular, according to the correspondent of KazakhZerno.kz, Don farms will replace more than 30% with domestic seeds when sowing sunflower as part of the sowing season-2023. The regional Ministry of Agriculture said that such experience has already been accumulated and it is positive. So, in 2022, the sowing of seed plots under corn was increased by 2 times, and by 4 times under sunflower. Therefore, next year the share of regional corn seeds in the sowing of this crop will be 14%, and sunflower - 31%. In the future, the share of domestic material will steadily increase. As for agricultural exports, the Don region has already supplied foreign buyers with 16 million tons of agricultural products worth $6.3 billion. This is 9% more than a year earlier. In particular, shipments of flour alone increased by 5.6 times, vegetable oil - by almost 18%. Nevertheless, there are problems ...

Source: Kazakh-zerno