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Baranivskiy: 2006 rape crop can hit 1 mn MT
16.06.2006 09:00 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Speaking on International Agricultural Exhibition-Fair AGRO-2006 ceremonial opening, Oleksandr Baranivskiy, Acting Minister of Agrarian Policy, declared this year rape crop can boost to 1 mn MT, up against 0.3 mn MT in last year. «We have 454,000 ha rape sown areas… within harvesting we expect to get not less one million MT rape seeds,» said Baranivskiy. «This amount seeds can be processed into 300,000 MT biodiesel fuel,» he added. As earlier reported, Baranivskiy affirmed domestic agrarians had enlarged rape sown areas (2006 crop) up to 454,000 ha. As to State Statistics Committee, in 2005 agrarians had produced in total 284,700 MT rape (with yielding capacity equaling to 14,6 metric centners per ha); rape was harvested at 195,180 ha. 2005 winter rape crop equaled to 198,400 MT (harvested at 116,500 ha); 2005 spring rape crop made 86,400 MT (harvested at 78,000 ha).
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