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95 percent of projected totals.
Ukraine’s harvest may decline to 60m tonnes of grain and oilseeds this year, a 43% decrease according to Deputy Agriculture Minister Dmytrasevych So far Ukraine has exported 4m tonnes in the last 4 months vs usual monthly exports of 5-6m tonnes.
Agriculture Ministry: Russia has stolen at least 400,000 tons of grain since Feb. 24. Before the current Russian invasion, there were 1.5 million tons of grain in the territories that are currently occupied by Russia, according to Taras Vysotsky, the first deputy agriculture minister
Construction of grain storage facilities in Poland will take up to four months. It may take three to four months to set up temporary storage facilities for Ukrainian grain in Poland, said Minister of Agriculture of Poland Henryk Kowalczyk. “I think the granaries should be where the wide tracks from Ukraine end. Then it will be easier to offload the grain and thus increase the loading capacity. With the current capacity, the maximum amount of grain that can be transshipped in Poland is about 1.5 million tons, while Ukraine's needs are about 5 million tons per month, " Kowalczyk said.
The sowing campaign in Ukraine is 99% complete. According to forecasts, Ukraine should fully ensure the domestic supply of all key crops with the expected harvest of 65 million tons of cereals, legumes, and oilseeds, including potential exports of about 30 million tons, said Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy Taras Vysotskyi. He also noted that this year, there have been some changes in terms of crop priority. This has been influenced by several factors: the cost per hectare, the domestic sale potential, the yield per hectare, and its cost per ton. This last point is important given the problematic export logistics: farmers preferred those crops that give more value per ton, especially oilseeds. The biggest changes in the structure of crops concerned wheat, corn, sunflower, and soybeans.
Russia's damage to Ukraine's agriculture reached $4bn. Destruction or partial damage to agricultural land is worth $2.1bn. Approximately 2.4mn hectares of winter crops worth $1.4bn will remain unharvested due to occupation, ongoing warfare, and mine contamination. The cost of replacing and repairing damaged agricultural machinery accounts for $1bn.
Due to the Russian invasion, agricultural sector losses have reached about $20B. The KSE Vice President for Economic Education is convinced that the Ukrainian agro sector is suffering significant losses due to the Russian invasion, reported Espresso. According to him, "If we talk about the infrastructure of the entire agricultural industry, Ukraine has suffered losses of about $6B, and the shortfall in agricultural income is about $20B. The agricultural expert added that we should not expect the usual annual harvest from southern Ukraine. This will result from the occupiers forbidding the export of fruit and vegetables to the territories controlled by Ukraine.
Since the beginning of the war, 643 land auctions have been completed.
Since the imposition of martial law, the auction platform Prozorro.Sales held 643 auctions for the lease and sale of land for UAH 124M, reported the Ministry of Agrarian Policy. Since the launch of the land market in Prozorro
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