300 thousand hectares of corn have not been harvested in Ukraine since last year

Published 2023년 3월 13일

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Ukrainian farmers are facing unique challenges as they prepare for the new planting season, with a significant portion of last year's corn crop still unharvested. Approximately 300,000 hectares, or 420,000 football fields, worth of corn remains in the fields, unharvested. This situation is not only affecting the storage and quality of the agricultural products but also influencing the market as farmers are prioritizing the sale of last year's harvest to fund the next planting campaign and create storage space for the new harvest.

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Ukrainian farmers are preparing for the new planting season in spring. Corn the size of 420,000 football fields remained in the field and has not been harvested since last year, according to farmers. Denis Marchuk, vice-president of the All Ukraine Agriculture Council (VAR), said that some of the agricultural products in Ukraine have not been harvested since last year. Marchuk said, "300,000 hectares of corn have not been harvested since last year." “The harvest needs to be stored somewhere so it stays in the field until a buyer is found,” the VAR vice president commented on why the corn was not harvested. He also stated that such a situation greatly affects the quality of the products. Maksim Gopka, an analyst at the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UCAB), said: “Everyone now has a ...

Source: Ukrhaber