April 9, 2012
Ukraine farmers accumulate 952,000 tonnes fertiliser for spring sowing drive
Ukraine's Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food announced in a statement that the country's Agricultural producers have stockpiled 952,000 tonnes of fertiliser for the spring planting campaign as of April 6.
This quantity constitutes 106% of the required 900,000 tonnes. In addition, agricultural enterprises have stockpiled 24,600 tonnes of plant protection products (which constitute 91% of the required 27,100 tonnes) and 880,000 tonnes of herbicides (100% of the required quantity).
As Ukrainian News earlier reported, agricultural enterprises had stockpiled 914,000 tonnes of fertiliser or 96% of the required quantity as of March 30.