Ukraine. Corn planting target exceeded by 2%

The corn planting target has already been exceeded by 2% with planted acreage up 4.1% year-on-year by now, reports UkrAgroConsult.

Buckwheat planting is 45.4% behind last year. The millet planting target has already been exceeded by 8% with planting progress 50% ahead of last year.

Sunflower planting is 0.3 % behind last year (-0.2% as of June 6, 2019). Soybean planting is 10.5% behind last year (-11.3% as of June 6, 2019). 

Ukraine. Sowing progress, June 10, 2019

Crops

Forecast crop area, Th ha

Planted, Th ha

%

2019

2018

Spring cereals and pulses, total

7239

7136

7140

99

Early spring cereals and pulses

2231

2166

2297

97

Corn

4662

4757

4569

102

Buckwheat

97

54

99

55

Millet

58

63

42

108

   Sunflower

5714

5721

5738

100

   Soybeans

1822

1561

1744

86

 

Please be reminded that on September 5, UkrAgroConsult will host a major meeting point of the oilseed industry operators – the 7th International Conference “Black Sea Oil Trade-2019” in Hilton, Kyiv, Ukraine.

‘Black Sea Oil Trade’ conference annually brings together key players of the global agribusiness at the start of a new oilseed season. The goal of the conference is to discuss prospects and directions of the Black Sea and global oilseed market development, exchange international contacts, share recommendations for adapting business strategies in the changing market and global trade.

More than 250 delegates from 25+ countries attend the conference annually. Conference participants are represented by producers and crushers of oilseeds, traders, enterprises for deep processing of vegoils, investment companies, banks, legal, shipping, brokerage, insurance, surveyor and other companies

 

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