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Agrarians have sown sunflower at 1.4 mn ha of total 3.1 mn ha
04.05.2006 10:35 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of May 3, agricultural companies have sown sunflower at 1,433,800 ha of total planned 3,145.000 ha (down against last year similar 2,189.500 ha), reported Ministry of Agrarian Policy press-service.
As to press-service, within last 4 days agrarians have sown sunflower at 454,300 ha.
It is to be reminded, agrarians have somewhat enlarged earlier planned sunflower sown areas, from 3,109.000 ha up to 3,145.000 ha.
Reportedly, as of Apr 25, sunflower had been sown at 627,800 ha (of total planned 3,109.000 ha).
As earlier reported, Vice-Premier Yuriy Melnyk expects this year agrarians will reduce sunflower sown areas to 3.1 mn ha, down against last year 3.7 mn ha. Melnyk declared this year agrarians must actively sow other technical crops (in part. rape/soybeans) as alternative to sunflower.
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