Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Gathering of early crops completes in Crimea

Gathering of early crops has been completed in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Deputy Chairman of the Crimean Council of Ministers Mykola Kolesnychenko told a selector meeting.

The grain yield made up 1,649 million tons of grain with the average yield of 28.5 centners/ha.

19.68 million tons of grain has been thrashed in Ukraine. The Agricultural Policy Ministry forecasts the grain yield at 43 million tons.