Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry of Ukraine forecasts growth of grain yield 20% in 2013
2013-01-09 15:34:52
Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry believes that under favorable weather conditions this year the grain yield may grow by 20 percent.
Agrarian Policy and Food Minister Mykola Prysiazhniuk told a briefing at the Cabinet on Wednesday, the UKRINFORM correspondent reports.
"Under condition that the weather does not add challenges to us, we expect that the grain crop will exceed the last year yield by 20 percent. Thus, we make a careful forecast regarding wheat, whose gross yield may be 19 million tons," the Minister said.
He reminded that this marketing year 46.2 million tons of grain was produced, in particular, wheat - 15.5 million tons.