Ukrainian farmers have already sown almost 3.5 million hectares of spring cereals and legumes

Published 2024년 5월 4일

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Ukrainian farmers have successfully sown 3.407.3 million hectares of grain and leguminous crops in areas under their control, with a notable increase in the sowing of sunflowers, soybeans, and sugar beets. Despite facing challenges like a lack of personnel and armed aggression from Russia, particularly in Odesa, they have managed to start the sowing of spring crops for the 2024 harvest. This includes early spring crops such as barley, peas, wheat, and oats, as well as late grains like corn, millet, and legumes. The planting has benefited from favorable weather conditions in regions like Sumy Oblast and Chernihiv, allowing for earlier planting than usual.

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According to the Ministry of Agriculture, 3 million 407.3 thousand hectares of grain and leguminous crops have already been sown on the territory controlled by Ukraine. Of which, in particular: Over the past week, farmers sowed 861,000 hectares of spring crops. Among the leaders are agricultural producers of Sumy Oblast, where 97.4 thousand hectares were sown in a week. Most: In addition, 2,967.5 thousand hectares of sunflower were sown, 566.7 thousand hectares of soybeans, and 248.4 thousand hectares of sugar beets. We will remind, in Odesa, farmers have already started the third spring sowing in the conditions of armed aggression of the Russian Federation. According to the structure of sown areas for the harvest of 2024, it is necessary to sow 789.4 thousand hectares of spring agricultural crops, informed the Department of Agrarian Policy, Food and Land Relations of Odesa Oblast. Read also: Among the main challenges of the 2024 seeding: lack of personnel and sappers It is worth ...

Source: Landlord