The harvest of agricultural crops in Ukraine will decrease by a third
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게시됨 2022년 7월 1일
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Ukraine produces 10% of the world's wheat reserves, 16% of corn and about half of sunflower oil. But the war made it difficult to export products. In peacetime, the country exported 6 million tons of grain per month, most of which went through Black Sea ports. But the Russian naval blockade stopped this trade. This is reported by zn.ua, agronews.ua writes. Railway, road and river routes can transport less than 2 million tons per month.
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That means stocks are piling up and the problem is about to get worse. In June, wheat sown during the winter becomes hard and golden. But a fifth of Ukrainian elevators or warehouses were damaged by shelling or are located in the territories occupied by Russia. And the country already has a stockpile from last season - more than 20 million tons of harvested grain, says Deputy Minister of Agriculture Taras Vysotskyi. What will farmers do with the new crop? Farmers in southern Ukraine have already started harvesting winter crops; in other regions will start soon. Although production is expected to drop by one-third this year, the Ukrainian Grain Association, an industry organization, still expects an annual harvest of 26 million tons of corn, 19 million tons of wheat, 7 million tons of barley and 13 million tons of oilseeds. Some farmers would rather harvest grain in the hope that the ports will eventually reopen than see an expensive transit to Poland or Romania eat into their ...