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Ministry of Agrarian Policy fears destroyed sown crops areas will continue enlarging
30.05.2007 13:41 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As to Ministry of Agrarian Policy press-service, Ministry is fearful lest sown crops areas stricken by soil drought due to unfavorable weather conditions continue widening.
As to press-service, Ukrainian Hydrometeorology Center doesnt forecast any weather change; as to Center, dry/hot weather will persist over almost total Ukrainian territory with 2836 °Ñ day temperature (night 1523 °Ñ ) until end May.
Due to that, Ministry of Agrarian Policy jointly with other executive bodies/research establishments representatives has started elaborating legislative draft documents targeted at drought consequences elimination, assuring of agricultural products necessary output and food reserves forming.
As to Agro Perspective earlier report, total area of sown crops to be resown due to soil drought (as of this year May 24) is 400,000 ha.
As to Agro Perspective, as of this year May 24, crops have already been resown at 43,000 ha.
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