Russian crops sown on 830,000 ha perish from frost - agriculture minister

MOSCOW. May 16 (Interfax) - Crops sown on approximately 830,000 hectares in Russia have currently perished from frost, Agriculture Minister Oksana Luth said at a meeting of the operational headquarters, with her words are quoted on the government's Telegram channel.

Luth also said that this is around 1% of the entire sown area on a general scale.