OREANDA-NEWS. ASTARTA's subsidiaries completed sowing campaign of winter crops. The total area under winter crops is about 50 thousand ha (+15% y-o-y). Winter wheat was planted on the area of about 47 thousand ha and barley on the area of over 2 thousand ha. The sowing campaign was completed in optimal time and in full accordance with technological process charts.

Moreover this season all ASTARTA's business units used own high quality sowing material from seed treatment plants in Poltava and Khmilnytsky region. In order to reach optimal results of the sowing campaign business units used primary and elite seeds grown in cooperation with leading Ukrainian and European plant breading centers. Modern agricultural technologies and mentioned measures contributed to optimal preparation of crops for winter.