Ukraine: Barley crop estimate lifted to 11.8 million t

The information-analytical agency APK-Inform increased their forecast of grains and legumes harvest in Ukraine in 2006 - from 33.4 to 35.2 million metric tons (MT) on a cleaned weight basis, down 3 million MT from gross grain yield in 2005, AgReport Farm Market News reported July 25.

According to the last estimations of the agency harvest of barley is forecasted at 11.8 million MT (against 9 million MT).

The experts increased their forecast of harvest after final data publication of State Statistics Committee concerning sowing areas of grains in Ukraine in 2006 and taking into account yield estimations of Meteorological Center.

As it was informed by APK-Inform, according to the official statistics in 2006 Ukrainian farmers had sowed 14.66 million ha area under grains and legumes, down 2.3% from 2005 index. At the same time areas under barley increased by 18% to 5.3 million hl.

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