July 26, 2005

Ukraine expects good soybean harvest
 

Ukraine was expected to have high yields for the soybean harvest, according to industry reports.

Soybean yields for 2005 was expected to rise to 2-2.5 tonnes/hectare compared with the previous year.

Ukraine's soybean harvest in 2004 totalled 363,300 tonnes, at an average yield of 1.42 tonnes/hectare, according to the country's government.

Domestic soybean has been sown on 435,100 hectares in 2005, compared with 273,800 hectares the previous year.