In the Poltava region, the trend of decreasing winter areas is suspended
The complex of autumn field work in the Poltava region is nearing completion. We have practically completed the collection of agricultural crops; work has been carried out to prepare for sowing next year.
This is discussed in the message of the Department of Agroindustrial Development of the Poltava Regional State Administration.
As noted, in terms of gross harvest of basic agricultural crops, Poltava region ranks 2nd in Ukraine after Vinnytsia region.
Thus, the region's farmers threshed 6.9 million tons of basic crops (grain, sunflower and soybeans), which is 709 thousand tons more than in the past. In particular, 5.7 million tons of grains and legumes. This is 640 thousand tons more than in 2020. The average yield of cereals and legumes is 57.4 c / ha (7.2 c / ha more than in the past).
Completed the collection of buckwheat and millet. Buckwheat was harvested on an area of 2.2 thousand hectares, 2.4 thousand tons were harvested at the level of last year. The need of the region is 4 thousand tons, work is underway to increase the sowing area for this crop. This year, a government decree was adopted, which provides for a subsidy per hectare of sown buckwheat. 21 farms in the region will receive subsidies totaling UAH 1.2 million.
Completed collection of soybeans. Its yield increased by 3 c / ha. By the area of soybeans (122 thousand hectares) the region takes the 2nd place in Ukraine.
Sunflower harvested 1.014 million tons with an average yield of 26.4 c / ha (1 c / ha more than last year). In terms of gross harvest of sunflower, the region ranks 6th in the state.
Sugar beet from an area of almost 26 thousand hectares has been dug up 1.075 million tons. According to this indicator, Poltava region is the third in Ukraine. The average crop yield is 415 c / ha (9.5 c / ha more than last year).
As in the previous year, four factories process sugar beet - Lannovskaya, Globinskaya, Novoorzhitskaya and Yareskovskaya. At present, the enterprises have processed more than 1 million tons of sugar root and produced 166.5 thousand tons of sugar. The need for the region is 63 thousand tons. The Kobelyatskiy plant is being overhauled, work is being carried out with farmers and heads of communities in order to increase the area for sowing beets and create a raw material base for the enterprise.
The harvest of corn for grain is nearing completion; 631 thousand hectares have been threshed, which is 98%. We have harvested more than 4 million tons, the average yield is 64.5 c / ha (9.7 c / ha more than in the past). In terms of the gross harvest of this culture, the region ranks third in Ukraine. In general, the Poltava region has the largest corn areas.
The tendency of a decrease in the area of winter cereals has been suspended. For the harvest, 263.5 thousand hectares of winter crops were sown for grain, of which wheat - 246.7 thousand hectares, rye - 6.4 thousand hectares, barley - 10.4 thousand hectares. All crops are in good and satisfactory condition.
This year, 1.2 million tons of wheat and about 26 thousand tons of rye were harvested. To meet the consumer needs of the population in the region with grain products, 156 thousand tons of grain are needed. The availability of food grain, taking into account the transitional balances at the enterprises of the region, engaged in its storage and processing, is 247.5 thousand tons of wheat. This is enough to meet the needs of the region.