Russia: There will be no shortage of sunflower and corn seeds for the 2025 planting season
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The article outlines the positive outlook for the availability of seed crops in Russia for the 2025 harvest, with projected surpluses for both sunflower and corn seeds despite potential challenges like dry weather and issues with transgrain pollen. The National Seed Alliance (NSA) anticipates a sunflower seed supply of 46 thousand tons, exceeding demand by 5 thousand tons, and corn seed supply of at least 81 thousand tons, meeting the market demand of 80 thousand tons. This optimistic forecast allows for no panic regarding seed supplies, with expectations of average yield levels for corn under irrigated conditions, despite some challenges.
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Even a surplus is expected The supply of seeds for sunflower varieties and hybrids this year will be about 46 thousand tons, for corn – at least 81 thousand tons. A dry summer will not have a serious impact on seed crops, Igor Lobach, Chairman of the Council of the National Seed Alliance (NSA) Association, said during a press conference. According to Lobach, Russian seed companies have sowed about 39 thousand hectares of sunflower this year, which will produce about 19 thousand tons of crop seeds. Foreign companies, according to NSA, have sowed 8 thousand hectares of sunflowers, but a number of experts do not agree with these data and call a higher estimate – about 10-11 thousand hectares. If we sum up all the volumes, including counterfeit and smuggling, that have appeared on the Russian market this year, the supply of seeds will be 46 thousand tons, with a need of 41 thousand tons. “We have a positive balance of providing sunflower seeds for the 2025 harvest, despite the …
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