February 19, 2010

Ukraine's farm production up 4% in January

The general volumes of Ukraine's agricultural products output have increased by 3.9% in January.

As of February 1, agricultural enterprises and grain storing and processing enterprises stocked 388,800 tonnes of grains, down 35% compared to the same period a year ago. This includes 188,500 tonnes of wheat, down 55.5%.

Direct agrarian enterprises stocked 143,500 tonnes of grains, including 58,600 tonnes of wheat. Sunflower seed stocks totalled 7,900 tonnes. Direct agrarian enterprises stocked 6,000 tonnes.