Ukraine’s grain production cut by 37% in 2022 – UCAB
The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UCAB), an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“Following the results of 2022, the production output of grain crops reduced by 37% compared to the previous record-breaking results of 2021 and came to about 53.9 million tonnes,” the report states.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s oilseeds production decreased by 24% to 17.5 million tonnes.
According to the UCAB, the reduction in crop production volumes was caused by several factors, namely the fact that some areas were temporarily occupied; hostilities; contamination by mines in the liberated areas; decreased yielding capacity compared to 2021; as well as the challenging and significantly extended harvesting campaign due to the rainy weather last autumn, etc.
In 2022, Ukraine’s livestock industry suffered less than crop farming but was also affected by the war, the UCAB noted. Last year the production output of all varieties of meat reduced by 11% to 3 million tonnes compared to 2021. In addition, Ukraine produced 7.7 million tonnes of milk (-12%) and 11.6 billion eggs (-18%).
The livestock industry suffered losses for the following reasons: some production facilities were seized by Russian occupiers; some of them were destroyed or had farm animals killed during hostilities; the production chain was temporarily interrupted at the beginning of the war in the conditions of uncertainty (mostly, this refers to poultry farming), etc.
According to the UCAB, all these negative trends are the consequences of the war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine. Nevertheless, Ukraine’s agricultural sector is ready to work further to ensure food security not only for the Ukrainian people but also for the entire world, the UCAB stressed.
