OREANDA-NEWS. August 15, 2011. This year’s harvest heads into the homestretch. Farms of the company have already trashed 102.366 thousand tons of grain of a new crop, reported the press-centre of NIBULON.

Branches of “NIBULON” in Mykolayiv, Cherkasy, Lugans’k, Kharkiv, Poltava, Chernigiv, Khmelnyts’k and Sumy regions have already completed the harvesting of early crops. Productive branches of Vinnytsya and Zhytomyr regions catch up with leaders.

Cherkasy branch “Chygyryn” currently holds honorary leadership positions on gross harvesting of early grain crops, about 12 thousand tons of grain were trashed there! Branches of Mykolayiv region are not lagging behind: “Lidiyivs’ke” branch – 10 640 tons of grain, “Snigurivs’ka” branch –  9 050 tons of grain, “Prybuzhanivs’ka” - 8 500 tons of grain.

As to yield index, “Pryseymivs’ka” branch reached maximum results of yield - 49.5 dt / ha during the harvesting of wheat, “Pivdennyy Bug” branch - 48.6 dt / ha, “Mriya” with yield of 47.9 dt / ha.

At the same time works on soil preparation are conducted at “NIBULON’s” branches. In particular, today about 8 thousand hectares are fall-ploughed, preparation of the soil for winter crops seeding is fully carried out, chemical and mechanical processing of steam space is conducted.

Production department continues supply of fertilizers; analysis for early crops cultivation, purchase of plant protection products and seeds of winter crops is performed.

The company plans to increase the area of winter crops seeding by 12% to bring it up to 32 thousand hectares this season.

Despite all the obstacles and weather problems “NIBULON” does not deviate from this year’s harvest schedule and crosses new frontiers of harvest campaign.