https://sputnikglobe.com/20221016/ukraine-plans-to-cut-grain-sowing-areas-by-30-in-2022---minister-of-agrarian-policy-1101907353.html
Ukraine Plans to Cut Grain Sowing Areas by 30% in 2022 - Minister of Agrarian Policy
Ukraine Plans to Cut Grain Sowing Areas by 30% in 2022 - Minister of Agrarian Policy
Sputnik International
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukrainian farmers are expected to slash grain sowing areas by 30% this year due to high fertilizer prices and costly logistics, Ukraine's... 16.10.2022, Sputnik International
2022-10-16T20:20+0000
2022-10-16T20:20+0000
2022-10-19T20:57+0000
world
grain
ukraine
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e6/09/0e/1100758304_0:0:3094:1740_1920x0_80_0_0_cd66d0cb8c9a9bbe9f9aab9085d5d147.jpg
According to the minister, Ukrainian agricultural producers seek to sow four million hectares (9.9 million acres) of wheat, which is 20% less compared to the five million hectares that were sown in 2021."As for barley, 800,000 hectares were sown last year, and this year our forecast is up to 500,000 hectares. This means a drop of at least 30%," Solskyi was quoted as saying by the Strana.ua news website.The high cost of nitrogen fertilizers, expensive logistics and weather drove farmers to reduce sown areas, the minister noted.
ukraine
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
2022
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
News
en_EN
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
grain, ukraine
Ukraine Plans to Cut Grain Sowing Areas by 30% in 2022 - Minister of Agrarian Policy
20:20 GMT 16.10.2022 (Updated: 20:57 GMT 19.10.2022) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukrainian farmers are expected to slash grain sowing areas by 30% this year due to high fertilizer prices and costly logistics, Ukraine's Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Mykola Solskyi said on Sunday.
According to the minister, Ukrainian agricultural producers seek to sow four million hectares (9.9 million acres) of wheat, which is 20% less compared to the five million hectares that were sown in 2021.
"As for barley, 800,000 hectares were sown last year, and this year our forecast is up to 500,000 hectares. This means a drop of at least 30%," Solskyi was quoted as saying by the Strana.ua news website.
The high cost of nitrogen fertilizers, expensive logistics and weather drove farmers to reduce sown areas, the minister noted.
