Ukraine, Ministry of Agriculture report: “Spring sowing? 2.755 hectares less”

It is characterized by the minus compared to 2021, the balance of spring sowing in Ukraine. “As of June 2, the areas sown for the main spring crops for the 2022 harvest in the territory controlled by Ukraine amounted to 14,161.3 hectares, which is 2,755 hectares less than last year (16,916.3 thousand hectares).” This is the report provided to Adnkronos by the Ukrainian Ministry of Agriculture which reports: “According to the operational data of the structural units of the regional state administrations, which deal with the implementation of functions on agro-industrial development, the sowing of spring crops was carried out in 23 regions of Ukraine. The Luhansk region is the only territory that it was not possible to sow due to the extent of the fighting “. “The mines, hostilities and temporary occupation of part of the Ukrainian territory have affected the quality of sowing and the amount of less land sown – the Ministry specifies in the report – Due to the Russian military aggression, farmers have reduced the ‘sowing area for crops such as sunflower and corn and have increased the extension of the area dedicated to crops that are simpler to produce but important from the point of view of food safety, such as peas, barley and oats “. Despite this, “the harvest will certainly ensure internal needs but it is difficult to predict from now on in what quantities. However, a consistent response is expected on the vegetable, soybean, rapeseed, barley and spring wheat crops. corn “. Regarding wheat, the State Statistical Service reports that the sowing of winter crops for the 2022 harvest was carried out on an area of ​​7.6 million hectares, or 0.3 million hectares less than in 2021 In particular, 6.5 million hectares of winter wheat and triticale were sown, therefore 0.3 million hectares less than in 2021; 109 thousand hectares of rye, or 63 thousand hectares less than last year; and 969 million hectares of barley, or 163 thousand hectares less than in 2021. In contrast to the trend, the sowing data of winter rapeseed: sown on an area of ​​1,414,000 hectares, or 442,000 hectares more than in 2021. of oil deposits and other infrastructures had a negative impact on sowing, a recovery was achieved thanks to spring crops: “We sowed 80 percent more land than last year, but the quality of the sowing is worse due to of the lack of seeds, fertilizers, herbicides and fuel – the report of the Ministry of Agriculture at Adnkronos reads – We predict that we will not be able to complete the winter harvest due to the Russian occupation and land mines. an upcoming harvest that is 50% lower than last year, ie about 44 million tonnes. The expected gross crop of cereals and legumes in 2022, excluding land itori temporarily occupied, is about 48 million tons against 86 million tons in the record year 2021; for sunflower 9.7 million tons, against 16.4 million tons in 2021 “. This is the list of spring sowings carried out as reported by the Dicastery: spring wheat 189.3 thousand hectares (in 2021 in this same period they were 162.8 thousand hectares were sown, in 2021 a total of 192.1 thousand hectares); spring barley 948.3 thousand hectares (in spring 2021 1,337 thousand hectares were sown, in total in 2021 1,337 thousand hectares); 32.4 thousand hectares hectares of spring rapeseed (33.2 were sown in 2021); oats 157.4 thousand hectares (177.9 thousand hectares were sown in spring 2021, in 2021 a total of 177.9 thousand hectares); peas 130.6 thousand hectares (in spring 2021 214.7 thousand hectares were sown, in 2021 a total of 242.1 thousand hectares); buckwheat 68.8 thousand hectares (spring 2021, 61.6 thousand hectares, throughout 2021 were sown in total 84.0 thousand) .There is also in the dossier of the Ukrainian Ministry of Agriculture viewed by the dnkronos the millet chapter, for which 47.3 thousand hectares were sown (in 2021 78.1 thousand hectares were sown); corn, 4,552.7 thousand hectares (in spring 2021 5,167,2 thousand were sown, during the year a total of 5,474.8 thousand hectares); sugar beet, 180.6 thousand hectares (224.7 thousand hectares during spring 2021, 224.7 thousand hectares sown throughout last year); sunflower, 4,573.8 thousand hectares (in spring 2021 6,293.3 thousand hectares were sown, during the year a total of 6,509.7 thousand hectares); soybeans, 1,195.7 thousand hectares (the spring of last year 1,237.5 thousand hectares were sown, during the whole of 2021 a total of 1,279.6 thousand hectares); finally 1,104.9 thousand hectares are sown with potatoes (in 2021 1,283.1 thousand hectares were sown). (by Roberta Lanzara)