Sunflower was sown on an area of 3487 th ha as of May 4 and this is 65% of the projected 5390.3 th ha. The lag behind last year exceeds 3% as 3566 th ha of sunflower was sown as of this same date in 2016. As of May 4, soya was planted on an area of 636 th ha that is 33% of its forecast area (the official forecast is 1948.4 th ha). The lag behind last year has reduced to 28% over the recent days. So, soya plantings already totaled 882 Th ha on this same date in 2016.