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Agrarians have sown winter grains at 1 mn ha
12.09.2008 13:09 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of Sept 11/08, agrarians have sown winter grains at 1 mn ha (11.4% total planned), reported Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy Yaroslav Gadzalo on Sept 11/08 press-conference. As to Gadzalo, agrarians have already prepared 7.8 mn ha for winter crops further sowing. “We forecast 2008/09 sown areas won’t be down against this year,” admitted Deputy Minister. He added agrarians are expected to sow 2008/09 winter crops at 9 mn ha (spring crops – at 6.5 mn ha). As to Agro Perspective earlier report, Ministry of Agrarian Policy had forecasted this year agrarians would enlarge winter crops sown areas to 8.77 mn ha, up 700,000 ha against last year 8.1 mn ha (with rape sown areas to reach 1.2-1.3 mn ha).
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