Agricultural and Rural Ukraine
Current War Situation in Ukraine
RUSSIA LAUNCHES RECORD NUMBER OF DRONES ON UKRAINE IN OCTOBER
Every single night russia attacks Ukraine with drones killing people in their sleep and destroying homes.
ATTACKS ON KYIV
ATTACKS ON ZAPORIZHZHIA
November 7, 2024
- Russian forces attacked the city of Zaporizhzhia, killing 10 people, including a 1-year-old child, and injuring 41 others.
- Russia struck Zaporizhzhia five times using guided aerial bombs.
- The attack damaged an apartment building, houses, and a cancer hospital.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE WAR
25 nature reserves under occupation or constant shelling
Source: https://www.topleadprojects.com/eng-2024-ua-war-environmental-impact
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE WAR
Nature’s saviors face the consequences of Russian ecocide every day
Source: https://www.topleadprojects.com/eng-2024-ua-war-environmental-impact
HARVESTING
PLANTING
5.98 mln ha of winter crops were planted.
- wheat — 4.3 mln ha (96%);
- barley — 543.6K ha (85%);
- rye — 67.9K ha (96%);
- rapeseed — 1.07 K ha (96%).
EXPORT
- Since the beginning of the 2024/25 MY, grain exports from Ukraine have exceeded 13 mln tons (56% more than last year).
- More than half of all shipments – wheat, 7.7 mln tons of which were sent to foreign markets.
- According to the Memorandum, the export of wheat in 2024/25 MY is limited to 16.2 mln tons.
- This amount is planned to be reviewed in January 2025.
Grain From Ukraine Initiative (November 6)
- As part of the Grain From Ukraine initiative, 14.5 K tons of corn were shipped to Malawi.
- Another 5,000 tons will be delivered in the coming weeks.
- Since the beginning of the Grain From Ukraine humanitarian program in the fall of 2022, more than 200 K tons of agricultural products have been sent to 10 countries in Africa and Asia.
MIDWEST AGRICULTURAL EXPEDITION (USA)
In 12 days, we covered 3,750 miles and visited 8 states, studying corn yields ranging from 160 to 245 bushels/ acre even without irrigation. We saw a variety of farming systems and different tillage approaches, including ridge till and strip-till.
