Sown areas in Russia's agricultural sector decrease 1.1% in 2025, areas under grain down 5.1% - Rosstat data

MOSCOW. Aug 12 (Interfax) - Rosstat has published the spring survey data on sown areas, according to which this year's crop plantings decreased 1.1%, including a 5.1% decline for grain and leguminous crops compared to the spring survey data of 2024.

As reported in the agency's bulletin, the sown areas for agricultural crops at farms of all categories (agricultural organizations, farmers and private household plots) amounted to 79.298 million hectares in 2025, compared to 80.184 million ha in 2024.

Plantings of grain and leguminous crops decreased to 43.796 million ha from 46.127 million ha. This includes wheat, which dropped to 26.904 million ha from 28.506 million ha; barley, to 6.653 million ha from 6.96 million ha; rye, to 451,000 ha from 668,000 ha; corn for grain, to 2.588 million ha from 2.625 million ha; and triticale, to 91,000 ha from 101,000 ha.

In particular, areas under winter grains decreased to 17.011 million ha from 17.495 million ha, including wheat, which fell to 15.815 million ha from 16.134 million ha.

Spring grain and leguminous crops were planted on 26.785 million ha in 2025, compared to 28.614 million ha in 2024. Among these, wheat plantings decreased to 11.089 million ha from 12.372 million ha, and barley to 6.005 million ha from 6.343 million ha.

According to Rosstat, sown areas for oats increased to 1.74 million ha from 1.708 million ha, while millet decreased to 248,000 ha from 292,000 ha, buckwheat fell to 746,000 ha from 1.092 million ha, and rice dropped to 199,000 ha from 207,000 ha. Areas under leguminous crops grew to 4.105 million ha from 3.913 million ha. Among these, pea plantings decreased to 2.159 million ha from 2.221 million ha in 2024.

The area under oilseeds increased to 21.065 million ha from 18.86 million ha. Sunflower accounted for 11.043 million ha, compared to 9.755 million ha in 2024. Areas under soybean grew to 4.731 million ha from 4.294 million ha, and rapeseed expanded to 2.96 million ha from 2.726 million ha.

Sugar beet was sown on 1.202 million ha, compared to 1.169 million ha the previous year; potatoes on 986,000 ha, down from 1.009 million ha; and open-ground vegetables on 457,000 ha, down from 466,000 ha.

These data do not include figures for the new regions, Rosstat said.