Planted acres in Ukraine could fall by half

Published 2022년 3월 23일

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Ukraine's spring crop sowing area is projected to be severely reduced due to the Russian invasion, with corn planting expected to decrease by half. The war has led to infrastructure damage, fuel shortages, and challenges in applying necessary inputs like fertilizer, resulting in significant planting cuts for other crops such as corn and barley. Meanwhile, Ireland has launched a scheme to boost grain production in response to the global supply crunch caused by the conflict. The financial times also reported that Russia's actions in Mariupol could lead to food shortages and war crimes, with potential repercussions for global agriculture.

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Reuters writer Pavel Polityuk reported yesterday that, “Ukraine’s spring crop sowing area may more than halve this year from 2021 levels to some 7 million hectares, its Agriculture Minister Roman Leshchenko said on Tuesday, versus 15 million hectares expected before the Russian invasion. “He said farmers could sow up to 3.3 million hectares of corn this year versus 5.4 million hectares in 2021,” the Reuters article said, adding that, “Leshchenko said the ministry had urged farmers to sow more spring wheat, buckwheat, oats, millet and spring barley. He gave no forecast for the sown area of those specific crops, but said overly dry weather could affect the sowing.” The Reuters article added that, “Leshchenko said farmers sowed a total of 6.5 million hectares of winter wheat for the 2022 harvest, but the harvested area could be only around 4 million hectares due to war in many Ukrainian regions. “He declined to forecast the 2022 grain harvest, because ‘the situation has not fully ...

Source: Agfax