In 2017, Ukraine to produce plant growing commodities at 178.7 bln UAH - Institute of Agrarian Economics

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According to estimations of the Institute of Agrarian Economics, updated with reference to the current dynamics, the general production of plant growing commodities will total 178.7 bln UAH, a decrease of 3.4% compared with last year, declared the Director of the National Scientific Center “Institute of Agrarian Economics”, Academician of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences (NAAS), Yuri Lupenko.

According to him, in 2017 the production of grains and pulses will reduce by 5.9%, and reach 62.2 mln tonnes. At the same time, the production of wheat, rye, buckwheat, peas and rice will increase.

As for oilseed crops, only rapeseed will demonstrate an upward trend in production - up 91.9%, to 2.2 mln tonnes.

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