According to the agricultural government bodies of the Russian Federation, as of November 11 agrarians planted winter grain crops for the harvest-2015 throughout 16.561 mln ha, or 100.4% of the planned areas (16.56 mln ha), and up 1.783 mln ha compared with the same date last year, announced the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia on November 12.
Most regions of the country have already completed the autumn planting works. To date only the North Caucasian Federal District and the Republic of Crimea continue the planting works in the standard agrotechnical terms, informed the Ministry.