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Melnyk: grain crops are to be resown at 0.5 mn ha
01.06.2007 14:52 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Ministry of Agrarian Policy thinks this year grain crops are to be resown at 0.5 mn ha (as of May 28), reported Yuriy Melnyk, Minister of Agrarian Policy after Cabinet meeting.
As to Melnyk, situation is now critical in 10 regions due to drastic weather conditions.
“Situation continues worsening each day,” emphasized Minister.
As to him, agrarians have already resown grain crops at 80,000 ha. As of now, about 10 mn ha areas in 10 critical regions are affected by soil drought.
“Special commissions work in each of critical regions to estimate drought losses; agrarians will be granted with Ministry of Agrarian Policy/Cabinet budgets additional compensations,” declared Melnyk.
As to Agro Perspective earlier report, as of this year May 24, total area of sown crops to be resown due to soil drought equaled to 400,000 ha.
As to Agro Perspective, crops had already been resown at 43,000 ha (as of this year May 24).
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