Farmers Donetsk region lost almost 17 million UAH ($1, 3 million) as a result of hostilities in the South-East of the country, reports

about this stated the press service of the Ministry of agrarian policy and food of the country.

Farmers Donetsk region turned out to be the corn 90% of the acreage under grain crops and leguminous plants. At the same time remained unharvested 74 thousand hectares, According to the Ministry, the sunflower area harvested to area 304, 3 thousand hectares (71% of the area), collected 520 thousand tons. The Corn harvest in the region is conducted on 44, 5 thousand hectares (42%), harvested 129 thousand hectares

As for the Luhansk region, according to the Ministry, grain removed there with only 67% of the area harvested 1, 1 million tons. Corn in the field collected 143 thousand tons, to collect it turned out to 37, 3 thousand hectares (35%). In addition, in the field collected 342 thousand tons of sunflower seeds, 0, 9 thousand tons of buckwheat, 7, 5 thousand tons of millet.

" in all of the areas within the district ATO, uncollected area of early grain and leguminous crops is 20 thousand hectares, in Addition, will not be harvested late in the culture area of about 25 thousand hectares, " said the Ministry.

The Ministry of agrarian policy forecasts That Ukrainian Farmers in 2014 will be able to collect 64, 4 million tons of grain and leguminous crops.

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