ukraine harvest

[AlbertaFarmer5]

If you think Ukraine is doing well then Russia is the sleeping Ag giant. Just spent a couple weeks visiting Northwestern Russia. About 1 acre in 10 is not farmed but what is a farmers dream. The sanctions have made Agriculture a hot commodity and a favored industry. The rest of the arable land could easily be put back in production and will be in the next 5 to 10 years
What i noticed is a lot of infa structure being put in place such as grain storage and many facilities with processing on site. These are all less than 5 years old. The rest can all be moved easily as their rail system is second to none.
Under communism they failed miserably but this new generation farming is for profit and a totally different model.
The difference between Ukraine and Russia is Ukraine agriculture is being developed by foreigners. The Dutch, Chinese etc. In Russia it is an internal effort that will take a little longer and will do more for the country in terms of feeding themselves and exporting.
I saw a lot of northwestern Russia that is on the same parallel as the NW territories but the weather is greatly influenced by the Baltic sea. July 1 grain crops such as wheat are flowering and winter crops will be ready to harvest by the end of July

Thanks for the report. Can you be more specific of what areas you visited? I had a different impression of the north western areas that I've seen, probably more like only 1 in 10 being in production. Southern areas are much more like you've described, and modernizing fast, motivated by the sanctions which are backfiring in a big way.

[malleefarmer]

If you think Ukraine is doing well then Russia is the sleeping Ag giant. Just spent a couple weeks visiting Northwestern Russia. About 1 acre in 10 is not farmed but what is a farmers dream. The sanctions have made Agriculture a hot commodity and a favored industry. The rest of the arable land could easily be put back in production and will be in the next 5 to 10 years
What i noticed is a lot of infa structure being put in place such as grain storage and many facilities with processing on site. These are all less than 5 years old. The rest can all be moved easily as their rail system is second to none.
Under communism they failed miserably but this new generation farming is for profit and a totally different model.
The difference between Ukraine and Russia is Ukraine agriculture is being developed by foreigners. The Dutch, Chinese etc. In Russia it is an internal effort that will take a little longer and will do more for the country in terms of feeding themselves and exporting.
I saw a lot of northwestern Russia that is on the same parallel as the NW territories but the weather is greatly influenced by the Baltic sea. July 1 grain crops such as wheat are flowering and winter crops will be ready to harvest by the end of July

Have to friends whi intamtely know the area one a guy/entrepreneur whos been over there a few times trying to sell grain storage and equpment.

The other a friend in germany who was looking to relocate and use the untold untapped riches of russia ukraine etc etc but his case was just to hard to corrupt and many other reasons so hes stuck in germany growing his 10t ha crops.

The grain storage guy well he was kinda small fry and his good idea never got off the ground.

But both suggest if the ever get there act together look out and many high production costs countries like australia will never to comepete.

Like the german guy said in his opinion fertilizer would be "optional" for as much as 10 yrs

[Hopalong]

Think political stability and rule of law are still concerns for those investing in Ukraine and FSU.
As far as technology and information transfers, world is becoming smaller and we are better off allowing or even promoting it instead of defending our borders on nationalistic grounds.

[malleefarmer]

did you guys get chernobyl on pay tv thought it was good.

fact or fiction suggest somewere in between

[helmsdale]

did you guys get chernobyl on pay tv thought it was good.

fact or fiction suggest somewere in between

[AllisWD45]

Thanks for the report. Can you be more specific of what areas you visited? I had a different impression of the north western areas that I've seen, probably more like only 1 in 10 being in production. Southern areas are much more like you've described, and modernizing fast, motivated by the sanctions which are backfiring in a big way.

Sorry my mistake i did mean to say 1 acre out of 10 is farmed. I was mostly in Tyver oblast which is about 4 hours northwest of Moscow.There is good farmland and there is a lot of lumber produced there too. You could leave a modern city like Tyver and be in the backwoods in an hour like stepping back in time.
What impressed me in the forests was the sheer size and height of the the trees especially birch as compared to here.

[malleefarmer]

yep why i said fact or fiction somewere in between.

Guys had to get on roof top one of them is still alive saw a newspaper interview his comment about the show was he hoped it would bring out some truths, he didnt say it was factual either chose his words well.

[malleefarmer]

Russian #wheat yield is declining fast. 3.8 mt/ha as of Jul 12, which is -3% YoY. And 2018 was a mediocre year in terms of yield. However, lower average yield also reflects an early harvest campaign.

[LEP]

That's alot of fingers on one hand.

[farmaholic]

Genetic mutation from the nuclear reactor meltdown.