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Agrarian Ministry: this year grains crop to exceed 60 million tons
31.05.2018 20:18 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of this year, even despite the late start of the sowing campaign, Ukrainian agrarians have still succeeded to carry out their sowing campaign within the optimal period, Interfax-Ukraine says referring Ukrainian Firs Deputy Minister of agrarian policy and food Maxym Martyniuk Facebook report issued within an online conference.
As of this year, even despite the sowing campaign late start, Ukrainian agrarians have succeeded to carry out their sowing campaign within the optimal period, Ukrinform says referring to Ukrainian Firs Deputy Minister of agrarian policy and food Maxym Martyniuk Facebook report issued within an online conference.
«As of May 30, early spring grains /leguminous crops were sown at 7,066.600 ha, unchanged against last year similar,» Martyniuk writes.
Thus, in part., early spring wheat was sown at 167,300 ha (barley - 1,502.400 ha; oats - 191,000 ha; peas - 418,300 ha; grains maize - 4,531.800 ha; buckwheat - 90,600 ha and millet - 36,700 ha).
Also, the Ukrainian agrarians have sowed sugar beets at 281,600 ha (sunflower - 5,610.600 ha and soybeans - 1,681.600 ha).
«This year grains crops overwintering has appeared to be one of the best within the entire history of observations; spring grains’ sowing campaign was carried out within the planned volume and within an optimal period - so, we maintain our this year grains’ crops forecast as much as s 60 million tons +», Martyniuk admits.
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