In most regions of Ukraine, increased moisture content in corn grain is already being recorded.

In Ukraine, this year, most regions are already recording increased moisture in corn grain due to prolonged rains during the harvest. This carries the risk of increased costs for drying and logistics. The most effective way to protect profitability is to invest in your own grain dryer, believes the head of the enterprise "NEW ELEVATOR" Yevgen Romanov, writes Elevatorist.com. According to him, an additional risk factor for increased moisture is the use of hybrids with high FAO, which vegetate longer and "release" moisture more slowly in the autumn. "When the autumn is rainy or the field is located further north than the 'comfortable' zone for this FAO, the corn enters the bunker with higher moisture. If you have to remove up to 10% of excess moisture from a ton, the cost of production rises sharply. In such conditions, your own drying complex allows you to minimize costs and preserve the marginality of the corn," noted Romanov. In the context of rising gas prices and elevator ...