The FINANCIAL — In the current MY, in terms of favorable weather conditions Ukraine may reach the record indices of the general harvest and exports of soybeans, declared Oleksiy Pavlenko, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, on July 2.
According to the announcement, in 2014/15 MY production volumes of soybeans will reach 4.1 mln tonnes, while the exports – 2.5 mln tonnes. At the same time, the USDA expectations are even more optimistic – 4.4 mln tonnes and 2.6 mln tonnes respectively, said O.Pavlenko. In addition, in 2013/14 MY the oilseed harvest totaled 3.9 mln tonnes, the exports – 2.3 mln tonnes.
Also, in 2015/16 MY rapeseed production volumes will possibly reduce, due to decreasing of its planted areas. The oilseed harvest and exports are forecasted at 1.9 mln tonnes and 1.6 mln tonnes, respectively, according to APK Inform.
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy forecasted the sunflower seed production in the new MY at 10 mln tonnes, the exports – 30-50 thsd tonnes.
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