Ukraine and Russia are growing interest in cultivation of high-oleic sunflower seed

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APK-Inform

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According to results of the market monitoring, realized APK-Inform experts, in 2014 the planted areas under high-oleic sunflower seed in Russia are estimated at nearly 140-160 thsd ha, in Ukraine - 150-170 thsd ha. It should be noted that in previous years the share of high-oleic sunflower areas in the general structure of sunflower seed areas in Ukraine totaled nearly 1% (and under 1% for the Russian Federation), then in the current year the index totaled nearly 3% (2% for the Russian Federation).

According to the respondents, the need for spatial isolation of crops planted areas, and application of larger volumes of mineral fertilizers and plant protecting agents, is main feature of the production of high-oleic sunflower seed. At the same time, most of the polled agrarians noted there are no essential differences in the high-oleic and standard sunflower seed production.

Almost all interviewed agricultural producers in Ukraine plan to continue growing the oilseed in the future. Agricultural producers are ready to increase production volumes of the oilseed in case of growing of the demand and prices. According to the respondents, there are also several factors, slowing down the production of high-oleic sunflower seed.

You can get more detailed data on results of the polling of agricultural producers of high-oleic and standard sunflower seed in Ukraine and Russia from the new study.

Contacts: +38 0562 32 15 95 (ext. 115), [email protected] - Elena Nikitina

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