Peasants began sowing of cultures of groats

14.05.2007 17:06

On the operative data of regions, on May 11 the agricultural enterprises of all patterns of ownership have sown first 100 thousand hectare buckwheat (29 % to the planned areas). Crop of rice actively lasts also, the areas under culture borrow(occupy) already of 13 thousand hectare (60 % to the plan). For 37 thousand hectare is sown millet (30 % to the planned areas). The crop of corn on a grain is finished. On the today area under " by the queen of fields " reach(achieve) 1886 thousand hectare (98 %). In general(common), spring grain and Grain-bean hectare (96 % to the plan) is sown on 7660 thousand. For this date of 2006 spring borrowed(occupied) of 5970 thousand hectare.

Crop of technical cultures actively lasts. So, sugar beet already borrow(occupy) the area in 647 thousand hectare (95 % of the planned areas), sunflower - 2813 thousand hectare (87 %), soya - 429 thousand hectare (62 %).

For today winter cultures hectare is fed up on 6346 thousand, that makes 92 % from the planned areas.

Press-service Ministry of Agrarian policy of Ukraine