The Ministry of agrarian policy of Ukraine has reduced the forecast for the grain harvest in the country in 2014, taking into account all factors, including removing the Crimea and combat operations in the Donbass, 60, 5 million tons, said the Minister of agrarian policy and food Ihor Shvaika at a press conference on Wednesday.

first, the Ministry estimated the grain Harvest this year, more than 64 million tons. In mid-August, the Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that the country will loose 15% of the crop due to the fighting in the East.

The grain harvest in Ukraine in 2013 amounted to about 60 million tons.

" Institute of agrarian economy of the Academy of agrarian Sciences came on the figure according to the calculations yield of 64 million tons of grain. Experts of the Ministry due to the data that is processed in the regional administrations, showed a figure of 60, 5 million tons. The difference in yield, 1st of all corn in the southern regions of Ukraine ", - said Schweich.

according to him, for the nine months already collected 80% of grain." on October 13, the grain harvest was completed by 82% of the area harvested 47-48 million tons ", - said the Minister.

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