Kazakhstan plans to sow 21.8 million hectares in 2014

"Some 15.9 million hectares will be sown with grain, two million hectares - oil-yielding crops, 3.4 million hectares - forage crops, 410,000 hectares - vegetables, melons and potatoes," the ministry said. Currently, the process of sowing spring crops, with the exception of corn and rice, has been completed in the south of the country. About 79 percent of the planned area has been sown in the western and eastern regions, Kazinform refers to trend.az. "As of May 26, some 295,700 tons of cheap diesel was shipped for farmers at about 95 tenge per liter ($ 1 - 182.02 tenge)," according to a press- release.