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Ministry of Agrarian Policy forecasts 2005 grain crop 10.5% lowering, down to 37.4 million tons
07.04.2005 08:23 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Ministry of Agrarian Policy considers this year
grain crop will decline to 37.4 million tons, down 4.4 million tons (-
10.5%) against 2004, reported on press-conference Oleksandr Baranovskiy,
Minister of Agrarian Policy.
«Forecasted level is 37.4 million tons, with wheat share to
reach 2123 million tons,» said Baranovskiy.
It is to be reminded, in 2004 agrarians had sown winter
crops (for 2005 harvest) at 7.6 million ha.
This spring agrarians plan to sow spring grains at 8 million ha.
As of Mar 31, agricultural companies have sown spring grains
at area 400.000 ha (much down against 4 million ha in last year similar
period).
As earlier reported, in 2004 agrarians had harvested totally 41.809 million tons grain (in terns of weight after additional processing), up
21.575 million tons (+106.6%) against 2003.
2004 grains average yielding capacity was 2.83t/ha (up against 1.82t/ha in
2003).
In 2003 agrarians have got the lowest grain crop within last few years -
20.234 million tons.
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