Ukraine: More than 9,000 hectares remain flooded in Volyn, farmers of two districts cannot start sowing

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Published Mar 23, 2024

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The 2024 sowing campaign in the Volyn region has been delayed due to flooding, particularly affecting the Kamin-Kashirsky and Kovelsky districts. Approximately 9,000 hectares of land remain underwater, despite over 2,000 hectares of spring cereals already being sown. Yuriy Yurchenko, the head of the regional department of agro-industrial development, anticipates a decrease in corn crops, with soybeans and sugar beets expected to replace them. The region currently hosts 600 farms, 52,000 personal peasant farms, and over a hundred large farms.

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Due to the flooding of fields in the Volyn region, farmers of the Kamin-Kashirsky and Kovelsky districts cannot start the 2024 sowing campaign on time. Suspilne writes about this. According to the head of the regional department of agro-industrial development Yuriy Yurchenko, more than 2 thousand hectares of spring cereals: wheat, barley and oats have already been sown in Volyn. There is less flooding this spring than last year. Currently, a little more than 9 thousand hectares remain under water. After the water recedes, those areas will also be sown. Yuriy Yurchenko added that a decrease in corn crops is predicted in the region. Instead, its place in the fields will be taken by soybeans and sugar beets, which were harvested in the region in 474,000 tons with a yield of 47 ...

Source: Superagronom