Winter wheat productivity at MHP in 2018 stood at 6.3 tons per hectare

In the year 2018, agro-industrial holding Myronivsky Hliboproduct (MHP) received the winter rapeseed productivity at the level of 3.8 t/ha on an area of 30 thou. hectares, winter wheat — 6.3 t/ha on the area of 48 thou. hectares. This was informed by Aleksei Sergienko, Chief Agronomist of MHP.

"The key to obtaining such yield was the effective selection of regional high-yielding hybrids and varieties, proper fertilizer systems and plant protection products, as well as the use of modern equipment. The Agronomical Service of the company plans to study the effectiveness of fertilizing wheat crops with new atypical microelements," he commented.

In the structure of the MHP crop rotation, winter wheat occupies 13.1%, winter rapeseed — 8.1%, winter barley — 0.7%, and winter pea will be sown on 120 hectares. Corn for grain, sunflower and soybeans are strategic crops for the holding since they form the basis of the balanced ration of poultry farming.

As of September 26, 2018, the Ukrainian agrarians harvested 4.7 million tons of corn from an area of 830.000 hectares (18%) with the productivity of 5.67 tons/ha.