OREANDA-NEWS. March 23, 2011. The Minister of Agricultural Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Prysyazhnyuk positively assesses the state of preparation and holding of spring field work. He said that the Ukrainian agricultural producers have received maximum support from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

Mykola Prysyazhnyuk convinced that the most important task this year's spring field work is to ensure food security of Ukraine. "From the results of sowing campaign depends not only the availability of products on store shelves for Ukrainian, but also increasing the export of agricultural products to international markets", - the Minister said.

According to Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Food as of March 21, 2011 94% of the winter wheat grain are in good and satisfactory condition (in the past year - 90%).

Early spring crops and leguminous plants have sown on the area of 113.3 thousand ha (last year 65 thousand hectares), including spring wheat - 0,2 thousand hectares, barley - 85.4 thousand hectares, oats - 5,4 thousand hectares, peas - 21,3 hectares. In Crimea - 37,0 thousand hectares, Mykolaiv region - 13,4 thousand ha, Odessa region - 45.0 thousand hectares were sown by agricultural.

The Minister said that agrarians were provided sowing material by 103%. "Today, thanks to the clear policy of supporting of national producers we were able to provide farmers seeds of spring grains and legumes by 103 percent of the need, which is 973.5 tons. All regions have fully provided the seed only in Lviv region, Lugansk region and Zakarpattya region it is shortage of 2% ", - said Mykola Prysiazhnyuk.

According to the Minister on advance of issues concerning of supply of fuel for spring field work now it was created a special stock of diesel fuel (84% diesel and 72% gasoline) required for their implementation.