KYIV. April 10 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine as of April 7 sowed first 4,000 ha in seven regions with soybeans with the target of 1.9 million ha, Ukraine’s Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry has reported.
According to a posting on the ministry’s website, sowing of sugar beets continues: 158,000 ha or 54% of the target was sowed, and sunflower seeds were sowed on 348,000 ha or 6% of the target.
Spring crops had been sowed on 2 million ha or 83% of the target. Some 134,000 ha or 70% of the target was sowed with spring wheat, 1.4 million ha or 79% of the target with spring barley, 163,000 ha or 78% of the target with oats and 339,000 ha or 123% of the target with peas.
The ministry said that application of fertilizers to winter crops will be finished soon: fertilizers were applied to 7.06 ha or 99% of the target.
As reported, referring to the ministry, spring crops will be sowed on 7.2 million ha in 2017, including 2.4 ha with early crops.
