Ukrainian agrarians started planting corn for grain.
As of April 10, Ukraine planted the grain throughout the areas of 60 thousand ha, or 1% of the plan, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine declared.
The general planted areas under early grains and pulses in the country reached 2.094 million ha, or 87% of the forecast.
In particular, agrarians planted spring wheat throughout 142 thousand ha (74%), spring barley – 1.426 million ha (83%), and oats – 174 thousand ha (84%).
As of the reporting date, Ukraine already completed the planting campaign of peas, the areas of which reached 352 thousand ha (128%).
In addition, agrarians started planting oilseed crops: sunflower seed areas reached 489 thousand ha (9%), soybeans – 10 thousand ha (1%). (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)