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The condition of winter crops has worsened
12.03.2003 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) - According to the data of Hydrometeocenter, the condition of winter crops continues to get worse because of adverse weather conditions. As the chief of Department of Agriculture of Hydrometeocenter Tatyana Adamenko has noticed, today 45% of winter crops or about 3.8 mn. Ha are covered by ice crust. It keeps in several regions for 1.5-2 months. Experts suppose that 5-15% of these crops can be lost. According to their forecasts, if today's weather conditions will be saved up to the middle of March, situation will be complicated even more. Meteorologists have informed, that the sharp increase of temperature up to 10 degrees above zero, which is necessary condition for improvement of winter crops, is not expected at the nearest time. According to the data of Hydrometeocenter, 28% of winter crops or about 2.4 mn.Ha were lost to the present time as a result of strong frosts. Winter barley and rapeseed, which is especially sensitive to cold, were completely lost.
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