Wednesday, 14 December 2016

Ukraine planted 6.9 million hectares of winter crops

Ukraine Ministry of Agriculture report farmers have planted 6.9mha of winter crops including 5.9mha of wheat and triticale.

They go on to report 6.5mha emerged shoots of which they reckon 5.4mha (83%) are in good and satisfactory condition and 1.1mha (17%) in poor or thinned condition.

This compares to our crop tour assessment in November when we scored wheat as only 75% in good and satisfactory condition and 25% in poor or thinned condition.

Winter canola plantings are 845kha with 782kha emerged, of which 82% are in good and satisfactory condition and 18% in poor or thinned condition.