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21.09.2010
Grain production in Ukraine to total 40 mln tonnes
In the current year, grain production in Ukraine will total 40 mln tonnes, declared analysts of the investment group Sokrat.
As of September 20, agricultural enterprises harvested crops throughout 86% of the planned areas, or 14.7 mln ha, thus, according to the experts, grain production volumes will total 40 mln tonnes, a decrease of 13% compared to the results of the previous year.
According to the analytical review, the reduction of grain sowing areas by 5%, and the fall of yield indices by 9% due to the unfavorable weather conditions caused such decrease of grain production volumes.
As a reminder, according to the recent forecast of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine , declared by Anatoliy Rozgon, the director of the department of development of agrarian markets of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine , on September 15, grain production in Ukraine in 2010 is expected at the level of 38.6 mln tonnes.
The FINANCIAL
