Early spring grains and leguminous plants have been sown at almost one third of Ukrainian total planned areas
21.04.2015 17:49 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of this year Apr 21, early spring grains and leguminous plants have been sown at 2.3 mn ha (or 32% of total planned), Government Portal says referring to the Ukrainian Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food report.
As to the report, as of this year Apr 21, early spring grains have been sown at 2.0 mn ha (89% of total planned, down against last year similar 2.5 mn), incl. wheat - at 138,000 ha (98%, down against last year similar 156,000 ha), barley - at 1.5 mn ha (88%, down against last year similar 1.9 mn), oats - at 202,000 ha (86%, down against last year similar 239,000 ha) and peas - at 166,000 ha (96%, down against last year similar 174,000 ha).
Reportedly, as of this year Apr 21, largest early spring grains’ areas have been sown by Kharkiv region agrarians - at 198,700 ha (or 94% of total planned), Dnipropetrovsk region - 164,400 ha (84%), Zaporizzhia region - 163,100 ha (92%), Odesa region - 138,500 ha (88%), Kherson region - 109,600 ha (89%), Poltava region - 101,500 ha (88%) and Vinnytsia region - 99,600 ha (91%).
As to the report, as of this year Apr 21, maize has been sown at 252,000 ha (or 6% of total planned, down against last year similar 801,000 ha), sugar beet - at 194,000 ha (70%, down against last year similar 315,000 ha), sunflower - at 719,000 ha (16%, down against last year similar 1.7 mn ha) and soybeans - at 25,000 ha (1%, down against last year similar 103,000 ha).
Reportedly, as of this year Apr 21, winter grains (for grains) have been fertilized at 7.1 mn ha (90% of total planned), winter rape - at 741,000 ha (88%).
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