Sowing of spring crops in Ukraine and Russia is more active than last year

2020-04-27 12:03:19
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Sowing of spring crops in Ukraine and Russia is more active than last year

Dry weather in Russia and Ukraine has boosted sowing of spring crops, and precipitation that weekend, will contribute to the development of crops.

 

in Spite of the dry weather and lack of precipitation, the Ukrainian agricultural producers during 16-23 April planted spring grain crops, leguminous and technical crops 3 million hectares.

 

As of April 23, the specified crops were planted 7.8 million hectares, representing 52% of the planned 15.3 million hectares, in particular:

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barley – 1,073 of the 1.1 million hectares,

corn – 2.4 GHz with 5.4 million hectares,

sugar beet – 199,8 from 209 thousand hectares,

the sunflower to 3.2 from 6.2 million hectares,

soy – 237 thousand hectares from 1.4 million hectares.

  • wheat – 119 of the planned 132,5 thousand hectares,

 

the expected sowing area of major crops to 300 thousand hectares surpassed in 2019, as increased acreage of corn and sunflowers, although reduced, barley, soybeans and sugar beets.

 

According to the updated forecast of economic development and agriculture in 2020 due to lack of moisture and the economic crisis caused by the pandemic Covid -19, farmers will collect only 60 million tons of grain and leguminous crops.

 

According to the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, as of April 24, spring crops were sown 9.2 million ha or 17.6% of the forecast (2019 – 7.9 million ha), in particular:

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  • spring grains is 5.5 million ha or 18.7% of the plan (to 2019 – 4.8 million ha):

barley – 2.6 million ha, or 32.8%,

corn – 869,7 thousand hectares or 31,8%.

  1. wheat – 1 million hectares, which is 8.4% of the plan,

sunflower – 1.5 million hectares, or 19.1%,

spring rapeseed – 154,4 thousand hectares or 11.9%,

soy – 162,3 thousand hectares or 5.1%.

  • sugar beet – 611,6 thousand ha or 64.7%,

 

Weekend in most parts of the territory of Ukraine the rain passed at the level of 5-15 mm, which will contribute to the development of spring crops and reduce stress from drought, winter AJ. The rains, which will be held in Ukraine and Russia in early may, will provide a good harvest and improve the conditions of the growing season.

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