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Sowing 2023 is coming to an end: Farmers in Ukraine planted more sugar beet and oil crops

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Published May 30, 2023

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Ukraine plans to complete the sowing campaign on June 5-10. This was announced by First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy Taras Vysotskyi on the air of the telethon. According to him, the sowing plan, set at 13 million hectares, has already been completed by 85%, even closer to 90%. It is expected that in the first half of June, the sowing will be completed completely. "Weather conditions in May helped to quickly make up for what was prevented by rains in April, and reach average sowing rates, in some places with a delay of up to 1.5-2 weeks. Currently, it is not critical," said Vysotsky. He clarified that the sowing of early spring crops such as spring wheat, barley, peas, oats, has already been completed, and the sowing of sugar beets in a larger volume than last year has also been completed. "More than enough sugar will be produced," said the First Deputy Minister. Sowing of late crops - sunflower, ...
Source: Superagronom
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