According to oblast agricultural departments of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as of May 26, agrarians planted spring grains throughout the areas of 3.242 mln ha, or 22.1% of the plan, reported the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan. But it should be noted that on the same date in 2014, Kazakhstan planted grains throughout 8.137 mln ha, or 55.3% of the plan.
Also, Kazakhstan planted oilseeds throughout 1.302 mln ha (59.4%), as opposed to 1.782 mln ha (81%) on the same date last year. Four oblasts of the country continued planting corn for grain, and the planted areas already reached 118.3 thsd ha (92.4%). Agrarians of Almaty and Kyzylorda oblasts planted rice throughout 83.7 thsd ha (96.5%).
As a reminder, on May 21 Auezkhan Darinov, Chairman of the republican non-governmental association "Union of Farmers of Kazakhstan", the country suspended the spring crops planting campaign, due to heavy rains.
