Ukraine sows crops on over 80% of planned lands
https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/79367/
Ukraine has sown crops on 11.84 million hectares, or 82.2% of the 14.4-million-hectare area planned for this spring…
Sunflower crops have been sown on 3.94 million hectares (80% of the 4.93 million hectares planned for 2022), corn on 4.17 million hectares (86% of 4.85 million hectares)…“The sowing is continuing in Ukraine. Spring wheat has been sown on almost 98% of the planned area,” the ministry said…
As reported earlier, Ukraine will reduce the sowing of highly marginal crops (sunflower and corn) this year, while increasing the area under simpler crops that are more important for food security - peas, barley and oat.
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