Ukraine will expand oil crop cultivation areas in 2023

Canola Seed & Rapeseed

Published Jan 5, 2023

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In particular, it is expected to increase the sowing area of oil plants: rapeseed, soybean, sunflower. This is because the cost per ton of oilseeds is higher and the logistics cost per ton is lower. So farmers will be able to earn more money per hectare. This is a positive factor for farmers, macroeconomics and is not critical for crop rotation. The deputy minister added that the volume of harvest intended for the domestic market will be slightly increased, as was the case with buckwheat. At the same time, wheat production is expected to decline, but it will be twice as much as national needs. According to T. Wysocki, on February 24, 2022, Ukrainian farmers were fully ready for sowing, while currently there is a problem with liquidity and availability of funds, which complicates and slows down preparations for field work. At the same time, farmers will sow as much as possible where it is safe to do so.

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In particular, it is expected to increase the sowing area of oil crops: rapeseed, soybean, sunflower. This is because the cost per ton of oilseeds is higher and the logistics cost per ton is lower. So farmers will be able to earn more money per hectare. This is a positive factor for farmers, macroeconomics and is not critical for crop rotation. The deputy minister added that the volume of harvest intended for the domestic market will be slightly increased, as was the case with buckwheat. At the same time, wheat production is expected to decline, but it will be twice as much as national needs. According to T. Wysocki, on February 24, 2022, Ukrainian farmers were fully ready for sowing, while currently there is a problem with liquidity and availability of funds, which complicates and slows down preparations for ...

Source: Farmer.pl