Sunflower still remains in the fields in the Voronezh region of Russia

Published 2022년 12월 21일

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The article reports on the sunflower harvest in the Voronezh region of Russia, which continued into December but faced challenges, with about 3% of uncultivated areas still unharvested due to the quality of the seeds becoming rancid from the cold. As a result, some sunflower was not harvested at all and will be plowed in the spring. The region harvested 730 thousand tons of sunflower by November 1, which is 30% lower than the previous year due to unfavorable weather conditions such as rainstorms and waterlogged soil. These weather conditions have impacted various field work and increased the average cost of a ton of sunflower seeds in Russia.

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Sunflower harvesting in the Voronezh region continued until the beginning of December, however, about 3% of the uncultivated areas under oilseeds still remain in the fields of the region. This is reported by the online publication “MY! Online" with reference to the data of the regional department of agrarian policy. “Technically, sunflower harvesting in cold weather was possible. However, the “old” and frostbitten seeds, as expected, turned out to have a rancid taste - due to the increased acid number. Such raw materials are no longer suitable for the manufacture of sunflower oil, it can only be added to feed for farm animals, and even then with caution. As a result, it was decided not to harvest part of the “December” sunflower at all, but to plow it next spring,” the department explained. According to the specialists of the Federal State Statistics Service for the Voronezh Region (Voronezhstat), by November 1, 730 thousand tons of sunflower were harvested in the region, which is ...

Source: Oilbranch