The FINANCIAL — According to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, as of June 24, 2011 the country produced 0.45 mln tonnes of grain, the harvesting area totaled 0.15 mln ha.
According to the Ministry, to date barley harvesting campaign started in the certain oblasts of Ukraine. Its average yield totals 29.4 c/ha as opposed to 25.6 c/ha as of the same date of the previous year.
The Ministry of of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine forecasted that this year the country will harvest about 45 mln tonnes of grain as opposed to 39.3 mln tonnes in 2010.
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