The Ministry for Development of Economy does not consider reduction of sunflower seed crop critical in Ukraine

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The Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine expects the production of sunflower seed to decline in 2020, however, it does not consider this reduction critical, declared the head of the agricultural policy department of the Ministry, Denis Palamarchuk.

He added that the current average yield of sunflower seed is 2.2-2.26 t/ha that is significantly lower than the record 2.5 t/ha achieved in 2019.

“There are losses of sunflower seed crop. However, as of today, we do not see any dramatic scenario. It will not influence on general export and food balance”, - D.Palamarchuk pointed out.
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