OREANDA-NEWS. May 30, 2013. Ukraine faces completion of spring field activities. So, it has remaned for agriculturalists to sow less than 1% of areas with grain and leguminous crops. The agrarians are finishing to sow late groats crops, notably buckwheat.

It has already been sown on the area of 191 thousand hectares or 93% of the forecast. A sowing of sugar beets have been completed on the area of 306 thousand hectares, which makes up 106% of the forecast. From these areas there will be gathered harvest which will give opportunity to cover the domestic demand and export. At the same time, there exist necessary transitional reserves of sugar and buckwheat in the country. This was informed by director of the Department of farming of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Olexandr Demydov. 

As of May 28, in Ukraine there have been sown 306 thousand hectares of sugar beet, which is by 6% more on the planned areas. Apart from that, in Ukraine there is constantly growing yield of this culture. And it gives opportunity to increase production of sugar beets and sugar from smaller sown areas.

“This year we plan to receive high crop capacity as the agrarians used more qualitative seeds of sugar beet. Thus far, the crops are in satisfactory condition. The production of sugar can reach 1.2-1.4 million tons this year. Besides, transitional reserves of sugar will make up around 1 million tons. Accordingly, the proposition on the market can amount 2.2-2.4 million tons with the domestic consumption need in 1.8 million tons. So, there are no concerns about providing our consumers with sugar. While sugar producers can avoid losses, in turn,” Olexandr Demydov stressed.

Olexandr Demydov added: “In the current year we can receive around 190-200 thousand tons of buckwheat. And transitional reserves of this crop in Ukraine will make up 50 thousand tons. Besides, there are 11 thousand tons of buckwheat in the Agrarian Fund. As the domestic consumption of these crops is around 200 thousand tons, the gathered yield together with transitional reserves will cover the domestic consumption needs”.