The Agrarian Fund of Ukraine stocks 2.4 mln tonnes of grains, including the volumes given to agrarians as collateral for receiving of budget lend, declared Yuri Lusan, the First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine, on November 6. Such grain volumes will completely cover realization of interventions during the whole marketing year.
In the current year, sunflower harvest in Ukraine will total 6.5-6.6 mln tonnes, as opposed to nearly 6 mln tonnes of the previous forecast, declared Yuri Lusan, the First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine, on November 6.
From the beginning of the current marketing year (MY, July 2009 – June 2010), and as of November 6, Ukraine exported 9.5 mln tonnes of grains, declared Yuri Lusan, the First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine. The rates of grain exports became higher compared to the previous year.
The Crimea almost completed the autumn field works, declared Pavel Akimov, the Minister of Agrarian Policy of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Ukraine), on November 6. Agrarians sowed winter crops throughout 527 thsd ha for the harvest-2010, or 79% from the planned areas.
In the current year, grain harvest in Ukraine will total nearly 47 mln tonnes, declared Yuri Lusan, the First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine, on November 6. Previously, the Minister expected for grain production volumes at the level of 42.9 mln tonnes in clean weight.
Ukraine harvested 46 million metric tons of grain to Nov. 6 on 15 million hectares, or 97% of the total area to be harvested, with the average yield of 3.05 tons a hectare, the agriculture ministry said Monday.
Ukraine harvested 45.6 million metric tons of grain to Nov. 4 on 15 million hectares, or 97% of the total area to be harvested, with the average yield of 3.04 tons a hectare, the agriculture ministry said Thursday.
Nearly 30% of winter rapeseed seedlings in Ukraine show weak and thinned condition, declared Ivan Demchak, the Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy. According to him, only 75% of winter rapeseed sowing from 1.4 mln ha of initial sowing areas received rapeseed seedlings.
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine initiates the foundation of the company “Zerno Ukrainy”. To date, several Ministries and departments coordinate the law project, declared Yuri Melnik, the Minister of Agrarian Policy.
The high harvest results of grains in the current year and continuation of the tendency of the decrease of sale prices of agricultural products became the factors, hindering inflation development in September, declared Bogdan Danilishin, the Minister of Economics of Ukraine.