Ukrainian farmers do not risk sowing legumes

Published 2020년 9월 25일

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The article highlights a 7% decrease in pea harvest in the Black Sea region in 2020, with the largest drops seen in Russia and Ukraine. Ukrainian farmers have ceased expanding pea cultivation, while Russian legume cultivation has seen a 4% increase, but other legume areas have decreased by 32%. India, a key consumer, has set a zero quota for peas for the upcoming season. There has been a significant shift in pea export markets, with the European Union accounting for 41% of total exports in the 2019/2020 season, up from 34% in 2018/2019. However, the profitability of pea farming in Ukraine has been negative for two years, leading to decreased trust in the crop.

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Peas remain the main legume for the countries of the Black Sea region both in terms of production and exports. In 2020, the pea harvest in the region decreased by 7%, the main decline in production occurred in Russia and Ukraine. Ukrainian farmers did not want to take risks and refused to expand the area under such niche crops as legumes. In Russia, the area under peas increased by 4%, but the crops of other legumes decreased by 32%. This was announced by Sergei Feofilov, director of the consulting agency UkrAgroConsult, during the 5th anniversary conference on legumes "Era after covid 19" on September 25. For the current season, India, the main consumer of peas, has set a zero quota for peas, so there will be no additional incentive to expand the area in 2021, the analyst said. Over the past two seasons, there has been a sharp reorientation of pea exports. Thus, if in the 2018/2019 season the main buyers were India and Pakistan (34% of the volume of export deliveries), then in ...

Source: Infoindustria