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Cabinet forecasts 2006 sunseeds crop 31% lowering, down to 3.25 mn MT
28.03.2006 09:34 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As to National Program of 2006 Ukrainian Social-Economic Development project, elaborated by Cabinet/passed for VR examination,
Cabinet considers 2006 sunseeds crop will total 3.25 mn MT (down against 4.706 mn MT in 2005).
As to Cabinet, 2006 oil-crops total production will reach 5.38 mn MT.
As earlier reported, Ministry of Agrarian Policy forecasts this spring agrarians will sow sunflower at 3.1mn ha (down 0.6 mn ha against 2005),
2005 sunseeds crop had grown to 4.706 mn MT (in terms of weight after additional processing), up 1.656 mn MT (+ 54.3%) against 2004.
As to State Statistics Committee, in 2005 agrarians had harvested sunflower at 3,689.100 ha (up as of 3,427.000 ha in 2004); 2005 sunseeds average yield equaled to 12,8 metric centners/ha (up against 8,9 metric centners/ha in 2004).
Domestic agrarians are actively growing sunflower due to considering it one of most liquid crops.
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