The FINANCIAL — As of March 9, nine oblasts of Ukraine started the planting campaign of early spring grains. Agrarians planted grains throughout the areas of 145.8 thsd ha, or 6% of the plan, declared the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
In particular, agrarians of Odessa, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhye, Donetsk, Vinnytsia, Ternopil, Khmelnytsky and Ivano-Frankivsk oblasts realized the reporting field works. Therefore, agrarians planted spring barley throughout the areas of 116.1 thsd ha (6%), peas — 24.6 thsd ha (14%), oats – 3 thsd ha (1%), and spring wheat — 2.1 thsd ha (1%), according to APK-Inform.
Also, agrarians provided additional fertilizing works of winter grain crops throughout 3.92 mln ha, or 59% of the forecast (in 2015 — 3.7 mln ha), winter rapeseed — 354.9 thsd ha, or 60% (494 thsd ha).
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