ROS AGRO PLC (LSE: AGRO) announces the end of 2019 sowing campaign
04.07.19On July, 1 Rusagro completed sowing season in all regions, including Primorsky Krai. In 2019 area of cultivated land gained 28 ths ha (+5%) and reached 586 ths ha. The growth is attributed to the purchase of the rights to rent 46 ths ha in the Saratov Region from Solnechnye Producty, which was partially compensated by exclusion of inefficient lands. For Rusagro’s crop structure in 2018-2019 refer to Table 1.
Area planted with grains and sugar beet remained at the level similar to the previous year and reached 253 and 88 ths ha respectively. Area planted with oil crops increased by 42 ths ha (+24%) to up to 213 ths ha. As the result of peas area drop, area cultivated with other crops decreased from 26 to 4 ths ha. Due to the growth of the land bank, area under fallow rose by 12 ths ha (+67 %) to up to 29 ths ha. For Rusagro’s cultivated area by key crops in 2018-2019 refer to Table 2.
Table 1. Crop structure of Rusagro in 2018-2019
All regions | 2019 | 2018 | Change |
Crop | Share in crop structure, % | Share in crop structure, % | pp |
Grains | 43 | 46 | -2 |
Oil crops | 36 | 31 | 6 |
Sugar beat | 15 | 16 | -1 |
Other crops | 1 | 5 | -4 |
Fallow | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Table 2. Cultivated area by key crops in 2018-2019
All regions | 2019 | 2018 | Change | |
Crop | Area, ths ha | Area, ths ha | ths ha | % |
Winter wheat | 126 | 135 | -9 | -7 |
Summer wheat | 50 | 34 | 15 | 45 |
Barley | 57 | 57 | 0 | -1 |
Corn | 20 | 28 | -8 | -27 |
Sugar beat | 88 | 89 | -1 | -1 |
Soy | 175 | 148 | 27 | 18 |
Sunflower | 38 | 24 | 14 | 61 |
Other crops | 4 | 26 | -22 | -86 |
Fallow | 29 | 17 | 12 | 67 |
Total | 586 | 558 | 28 | 5 |
Notes: this press release includes updated results for 2018 – from results published on 25.06.2018 we excluded grassing and arable land deposits, while adding new land which was already cultivated at the moment of the deal closure. Figures are rounded to the nearest full number.