Russian troops in Ukraine are seizing and destroying agricultural machinery, fertilizer, seeds and fuel stocks, according to several farmers in Ukraine, putting in danger the new crops from one of the world’s most important suppliers of wheat, corn and sunflower oil. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The actions of the Russian troops are also putting at risk the spring planting campaign and the yields of winter crops — wheat, barley, rapeseed etc — which were planted at the end of summer and autumn 2021. The agricultural production of Ukraine during the 2022/23 marketing year (July-August) is likely going to lower as a result. One of Ukraine’s biggest agroholdings Harveat has lost control over 98,000 hectares in the Donetsk region, in the eastern part of the country. The company also has limited access to the remaining 22,000 ha which is situated in Kiev, […]