As of March 31, 2020, 18,3 million hectares or 11,6% of the sown area of winter grain crops were fed from 63,4 million hectares in the whole country (in 2019 - 7,4 million hectares).
Spring sowing was carried out on an area of 2 million hectares, or 3,9% of the projected area (in 2019 - 1 million hectares).
Spring crops in the whole country are sown on an area of 1,4 million hectares, or 4,7% of the projected area (in 2019 - 729,4 thousand hectares). Of these, spring wheat was sown on an area of 128,9 thousand ha, or 1,1% of the forecast area (in 2019 - 5,7 thousand ha), spring barley - 752,6 thousand ha, or 9,6% of the forecast area (in 2019 - 286,6 thousand ha), corn for grain - 2,3 thousand ha, or 0,1% of the forecasted area.
Sowing of sugar beet (factory) in certain regions of the Southern, North Caucasian and Central Federal Districts was carried out on an area of 187,2 thousand ha, or 17,3% of the forecast area (in 2019 - 47,2 thousand ha).
Sowing of sunflower in certain regions of the Southern, North Caucasian and Central Federal Districts was carried out on an area of 129,6 thousand ha, or 1,6% of the projected area (in 2019 - 7,7 thousand ha).
Sowing spring rape in the farms of the Bryansk, Kursk and Ryazan regions was carried out on an area of 5,3 thousand hectares, or 0,4% of the forecast area (in 2019 - 1,1 thousand hectares).
Potatoes in agricultural enterprises were planted on an area of 8,1 thousand hectares, or 2,6% of the projected area (in 2019 - 3,6 thousand hectares).
Seeding of early vegetables in agricultural enterprises was carried out on an area of 15,4 thousand ha, or 8,4% of the forecast area (in 2019 - 9,4 thousand ha).