Despite the delay sowing of sunflower in Ukraine and Russia will sow more than last year, square

2021-04-14 12:02:23
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Despite the delay sowing of sunflower in Ukraine and Russia will sow more than last year, square

the Sowing of spring crops in Ukraine and Russia this year started later than usual because of the cold weather with abundant rainfall. However, the rainfall replenish soil moisture and improve the condition of winter crops.

 

In Ukraine as of April 8, early spring grain and leguminous 853 hectares, or 11% of the planned areas, whereas a year ago on this date was planted 2.7 million hectares, or 18% of the plan.

 

According to forecasts of the Ministry of agriculture of Ukraine, in the General structure of sown areas, the share of crops in all categories of farms should be 15.5 million hectares or 55%, which corresponds to the standards of the optimal rotation. In particular, it is planned to sow:

  • spring grains – 7.6 million hectares of
  • sunflower – 5.4 million hectares of
  • soy – 1.4 million hectares of
  • sugar beet – 223 thousand hectares.

 

But according to experts, in 2021 with a sunflower can sow a record 7 million hectares due to the reduction of the areas of the sowing of winter rape and winter wheat in the southern regions and with the growth of prices for sunflower oil to 25000 UAH/t and above. In this case, the gross harvest of reach of 17.5-18 million tons.

 

According to the Ministry of agriculture of Russia, as of 12 April spring crops planted in the country of 1.2 million hectares or 2.4% of the plan compared to 5.4 million hectares at the same date last year. In particular in the southern Federal district spring crops were sown 514,3 thousand (9.5% of the plan), in the North Caucasus – 486,6 thousand hectares (28,8%), in the center – of 180.4 thousand hectares (1.9 per cent), North West – 3.4 thousand hectares (0.8%).

 

According to the official estimates of areas under sunflower in Russia will decrease in comparison with the previous year by 2.5% to 8.29 million hectares, but analysts estimate that they will grow up to 8.7-9 million hectares, even though introduced by the authorities of the country from July 1, a 50% duty on exports of sunflower and September 1, 70% export duty on the difference between the market and the base price (1000 $/t) in the export of sunflower oil.

 

it is Expected that sunflower production in comparison with the previous season, will grow from 14 million tons to 14.5-15 million tons.

 

As of April 9 sunflower in Russia were sown on 1% of the target of 8.29 million hectares compared to 7.2% at the same date last year. Cold and rainy weather holds North in the southern regions, where the plan to increase the area under sunflower in the result nedova winter, caused by the autumn drought.

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