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    The Russian-Ukrainian conflict caused the interruption of spring planting in Ukraine, and international food prices soared

    • Last Update: 2022-04-17
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    According to Bloomberg and other media sources, as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, Ukrainian agriculture has been paralyzed, and spring planting has been interrupted in many places
    .
    On the other hand, the supply of pesticides , fertilizers and seeds in Ukraine has been interrupted, and farmers have not been able to receive the materials they need to cultivate
    .
    And because many people enlisted in the military, the farmland also faced a labor shortage
    .
     
    Ukraine is known as the "granary of Europe" and is the second largest country on the European continent after Russia
    .
    Ukraine has 42.
    56 million hectares of agricultural land, accounting for 70% of the country's land area, roughly equivalent to the area of ​​the entire Heilongjiang Province in China
    .

     
    The total grain supply ofUkraine and Russia accounts for 30% of world demand, of which Ukraine accounts for nearly 14% of the global grain market
    .
    Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the vast majority of Ukrainian exports have been blocked
    .
    From February 24 to March 8, the price of wheat on the International Exchange soared 40% to nearly $400 per ton, and the prices of corn, barley, and rye were also at multi-year highs
    .
     
    According to data from consultancy APK-Inform, Ukraine may only have 4.
    7 million hectares of spring crops this year, a 39 percent decrease from last year
    .
    Among them, the planting area of ​​sunflower seeds will drop to the lowest level in 13 years, about 4.
    2 million to 4.
    4 million hectares
    .
    Preliminary estimates suggest that the total Ukrainian sunflower seed production in 2022 may be less than 10 million tons
    .
    Meanwhile, Ukrainian farmers have planted 1.
    4 million hectares of canola
    .
    However, due to military activity in 50% of the area, a large amount of rapeseed production may be lost
    .
    Based on the current scope of military activity, the 7.
    6 million hectares of winter wheat, rye and barley are expected to end up harvesting only 5.
    5 million hectares, a loss of 28 percent
    .
     
      Alex Lissitsa, CEO of IMC, one of Ukraine's top ten agricultural companies, said that if the Russian-Ukrainian conflict does not end immediately, Ukrainian farmers will not be able to grow crops and will not be able to supply 50 million tons of grain to the global market next season
    .
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      Ukraine is known as the "granary of Europe" and is the second largest country on the European continent after Russia
    .
    Ukraine has 42.
    56 million hectares of agricultural land, accounting for 70% of the country's land area, roughly equivalent to the area of ​​the entire Heilongjiang Province in China
    .

     
    The total grain supply of   Ukraine and Russia accounts for 30% of world demand, of which Ukraine accounts for nearly 14% of the global grain market
    .
    Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the vast majority of Ukrainian exports have been blocked
    .
    From February 24 to March 8, the price of wheat on the International Exchange soared 40% to nearly $400 per ton, and the prices of corn, barley, and rye were also at multi-year highs
    .
    food prices
     
      According to data from consultancy APK-Inform, Ukraine may only have 4.
    7 million hectares of spring crops this year, a 39 percent decrease from last year
    .
    Among them, the planting area of ​​sunflower seeds will drop to the lowest level in 13 years, about 4.
    2 million to 4.
    4 million hectares
    .
    Preliminary estimates suggest that the total Ukrainian sunflower seed production in 2022 may be less than 10 million tons
    .
    Meanwhile, Ukrainian farmers have planted 1.
    4 million hectares of canola
    .
    However, due to military activity in 50% of the area, a large amount of rapeseed production may be lost
    .
    Based on the current scope of military activity, the 7.
    6 million hectares of winter wheat, rye and barley are expected to end up harvesting only 5.
    5 million hectares, a loss of 28 percent
    .
     
      Alex Lissitsa, CEO of IMC, one of Ukraine's top ten agricultural companies, said that if the Russian-Ukrainian conflict does not end immediately, Ukrainian farmers will not be able to grow crops and will not be able to supply 50 million tons of grain to the global market next season
    .
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