Spring sowing of agricultural crops for the 2024 harvest is being completed in Kyrgyzstan.
As reported in the material of the National Statistical Committee, as of May 23 of this year, more than 656 thousand hectares of spring crops were sown in the republic as a whole, which is 4 thousand hectares less than the corresponding date last year, or 0.6% less.
The decrease in the area of spring crops in relation to the same date last year is due to a decrease in the rate of sowing of spring wheat – by 4.5%, corn for grain – by 8%, legumes – by 4%, cotton – by 32%, oilseeds – by 11%, potatoes – by 7% and vegetables – by 2%.
Along with this, the area of crops of perennial uncovered grasses increased by more than 9 thousand hectares, or 31%, barley – by 6 thousand hectares, or 2.6% and sugar beet – by 0.5 thousand hectares, or 4.3%.
In the total area of spring crops, the largest share fell on farms in the Chui region – more than 35%, Issyk-Kul – 15%, Osh – 14% and Jalal-Abad region – more than 12%.
In addition, as of May 23 of this year, agricultural producers carried out work on fertilizing winter crops on an area of 85.1 thousand hectares and spring plowing on an area of 630.8 thousand hectares.
