Ukraine has increased the area under sorghum by almost 30%

This is stated in the message Sorghum ID. As noted, in all countries where the action plan to popularize the sorghum crop has been implemented, the area where the crop is grown has increased. “For grain sorghum, the growth was most significant in Central Europe: + 85% in Austria and + 50% in Hungary. In Western Europe, significant progress has also been recorded: + 21% in France and + 10% in Spain and Italy, ”the report says. At the same time, different trends are observed in Eastern Europe: a 25% reduction in area in Romania, stability in Bulgaria, significant growth in Russia (+ 15%) and especially large growth in Ukraine (+ 29%). “The total area of grain sorghum production in Europe is 375 thousand hectares, that is, 69 thousand hectares more than in 2019. The cultivated area under fodder sorghum this year reaches 209 thousand hectares, i.e. +25 thousand hectares compared to last year ", - add to the association. So, the areas under grain sorghum in 2020 were fixed at the ...