News From Agro-Industrial Complex

In 2009, agricultural enterprises of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Ukraine) received profit on sales of agricultural products and services at the sum of 65.8 mln UAH (8.33 mln USD), with the level of profitability of 4%, a decrease of 8.2% compared to the indices of the previous year, declared the Main department of statistics of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

During January-February of 2010, Ukraine increased imports of mineral fertilizers by 3.2 times compared to the same period of 2009 – to the level of 52.5 mln USD, declared the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine.

Ukraine planted spring grains on 2.6 million hectares, or 62% of the planned total planting area, by April 12 compared with 4.38 million hectares, or 96% of the total planted area by April 12, 2009, the agriculture ministry reported Wednesday.

As of April 1 2010, winter grains sowings in Ukraine were damaged throughout 0.27 mln ha, or nearly 3.1% of the planted areas totaling 8.56 mln ha, informed the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine. At the same time, 14.6% of the general sowing areas, or 1.21 mln ha showed weak and thinned condition and 0.41 mln ha or 4.8% of agricultural crops areas are to be resowed.

It was also stated that 3.3 mln ha of winter grains sowings (39,9%) showed good condition indices, and 3.77 mln ha – satisfactory condition (45.5%).