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Ukraine: In Odesa region, the death of winter crops is noted due to the lack of moisture in the soil

Canola Seed & Rapeseed
Wheat
Barley
Ukraine
Published Dec 7, 2022

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In the farms of southern Odesa, there is an increase in the area of dead winter crops of the 2023 harvest due to a lack of moisture in the soil. In particular, more than 6,000 hectares of dead winter rape seedlings and already 3,000 hectares of winter wheat were noted. Alla Stoyanova, director of the Department of Agrarian Policy, Food and Land Relations of Odesa OVA, informed about this. It is noted that 167,000 ha of winter rapeseed, 540,000 ha of winter wheat and 133,000 ha of winter wheat have been sown in the region.

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In the farms of southern Odesa, there is an increase in the area of dead winter crops of the 2023 harvest due to a lack of moisture in the soil. In particular, more than 6,000 hectares of dead winter rape seedlings and already 3,000 hectares of winter wheat were noted. This was reported by Alla Stoyanova, director of the Department of Agrarian Policy, Food and Land Relations of Odesa OVA. It is noted that 167,000 hectares of winter rapeseed, 540,000 hectares of winter wheat and 133,000 hectares of winter barley have been sown in the region, which is 80 and 70% of the planned areas under these crops. "Due to the insufficient amount of moisture in the one-meter layer of the soil and the lack of precipitation in the farms of southern Odesa, there is a daily increase in the area of dead winter crops sown for the 2023 harvest. Odesa region is the leader in terms of lost crops due to severe droughts. The only way out in the future is to gain independence from precipitation through the ...
Source: Superagronom
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