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Agrarians have started rape sowing/sown at 6,300 ha of total 330,000 ha
12.04.2006 14:05 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Agricultural companies, having begun sowing rape on Apr 11, have sown it already at 6,300 ha, reported Ministry of Agrarian Policy press-service.
As to report, sowing was started by agrarians of Vinnytsia region, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Kirovograd region, Myckolayiv region, Odessa region and Kherson region.
As earlier reported, Oleksandr Baranivskiy, Minister of Agrarian Policy, is certain this year spring agrarians will start actively sowing rape/soybeans as alternative to sunflower, thus reducing sunflower sown areas against 2005.
Ministry of Agrarian Policy had earlier forecasted in 2006 agrarians would sow spring rape at 169,900 ha (up against 86,800 ha in 2005).
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