Ukraine: In the Dnipropetrovsk region, field work was intensified after the rains

More than 350,000 tons of sunflower have already been threshed in the Dnipropetrovsk region. This is a third of the planned harvest. They began to harvest corn. Winter wheat and barley are sown. This was reported in Dnipropetrovsk OVA. "At the end of September and beginning of October there were rains. Because of this, late spring harvesting and winter sowing were delayed. But according to forecasts, it will be dry and warm until mid-October. Such weather will facilitate work in the field," said the head of the regional center for hydrometeorology, Vasyl Hrynchak. This year, the farmers of the region are waiting for a good harvest of sunflower and corn. "The yield in late spring is at the level of previous years. More than 40,000 tons of corn were threshed. 12 thousand ha of fields were cultivated. The plans include 292,000 hectares. Most likely, the work will continue in December as well," said director of the Institute of Grain Crops Vladyslav Cherchel. He also added that less ...