Tuesday, 1 September 2020

Ukraine discusses harvest and food security

Yesterday, Ukraine's Ministry of Economy along with unnamed agricultural associations, discussed the grain market, weather conditions, food security, the latest harvest results, and the forecasts for the rest of the harvest.

Ukrainian agricultural producers have already harvested 41.2MMT of crops from 10.9MHA, of which cereals and legumes account for 38.4MMT.

The Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center said dry weather and a lack of moisture in the soil has had a direct impact on crop yield, but, to make sure they cover all bases, May rains meant the forecast harvest remains optimal for domestic consumption and exports to foreign markets.

On the face of it, these endless meetings and reports of meetings, seem to serve little real purpose and look more like a hangover from former times, but it would be nice to see a broad update on food security from our own government from time to time.

Show they take it seriously.