Sugar beet sown on 280 thousand hectares
As of May 16, sugar beet harvesting in Ukraine was conducted on 280 thousand hectares or 94% of the planned areas.
It is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
In order to carry out a complex of spring field operations in 2018, 995 thousand tonnes of nutrients of mineral fertilizers are expected to be used. According to the operational data of the regions, as of May 11, 2018, 1,1 million tonnes of mineral fertilizers (112% of the application) were purchased by agricultural enterprises, taking into account transitional residues.