Vice-Prime Minister of Ukraine forecasts resowing of 20-25% of winter crops sowings

On March 26, 2010, Viktor Slauta, the Vice-Prime Minister of Ukraine, forecasted resowing of 20-25% of winter crops sowing areas.

According to V.Slauta, Ukrainian agrarians will resow 20-25% of winter crops throughout 10.1 mln ha, including winter grains and rapeseed.

At the same time, agrarians have opportunities to reduce the general areas of resowing by application of additional required volumes of plant protectors and mineral fertilizers to winter crops sowings.

As a reminder, winter grains sowings for the harvest-2010 totaled: winter wheat – 7.1 mln ha (as opposed to 6.9 mln ha for the harvest-2009), winter barley – 1.6 mln ha (1.3 mln ha), rye – 0.3 mln ha (0.45 mln ha).

Source: AgriMarket.Info