Ukraine will plant 80% of last year’s sown areas.
Thursday, April 21, 2022
This season, Ukraine will be able to sow approximately 14.2 million hectares of agricultural land during spring fieldwork, which is 80% of last year’s figure of 16.9 million hectares, said the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal. Earlier, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food estimated the total area to be sown during spring 2022 at 13.4 million hectares compared to 16.9 million hectares in 2021. As reported in mid-March, Deputy Head of the President’s Office, Rostislav Shurma, said that Ukraine’s goal in 2022 is to harvest at least 70% of last year’s volume.