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Agrarian Ministry retains 23 million tons wheat crop forecast
03.08.2018 23:13 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of now, the Ukrainian Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food retains its forecast for the Ukrainian 2018 wheat crop as much as 23 million tons, Interfax-Ukraine says referring tp Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Maxim Martyniuk Facebook report.
It is to be admitted, Ukrainian 2017 wheat crop was 26.2 million tons.
«As of Aug 1, 2018, domestic agrarians have already threshed 18.418 million tons wheat at 5.24 million ha (79% total areas to be harvested), the average yield is 35.3 centners per ha. So far, the Ministry keeps its forecast for this year wheat crop unchanged 23 million tons,» Martyniuk writes.
As to him, taking into account the actual indicators and weather conditions within the areas where harvesting campaign is still ongoing (it is mainly the Ukrainian western regions), the 2018 food wheat crop will be 11 million tons.
As to Martyniuk, this year the global main wheat producing countries have faced the wheat crop decline what has supported the global wheat prices growth and stimulated the Ukrainian wheat export.
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