The fruit harvest this year is projected to reach the annual average of about 600,000 tonnes. The crop was formed and the fruit will be of a high quality, said specialists of the Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment.
Iurie Mudrea, consultant at the Vegetal Production, Processing and Quality Regulation Division, has told IPN that some of the plants in particular areas are affected by the lack of precipitation. When the grapevine blooms, there should be enough moisture for the development of grapes to start property. However, the vineyards and horticultural plantations now look well.
The specialist said that at national level, the farms that obey the plant cultivation technology do not face problems generated by the lack of precipitation. The plants develop normally as the moisture reserves in soil during the last two-three years increased considerably compared with 2012-2013, when severe droughts were witnessed and there were practically no water reserves in soil. Owing to the winters rich in snow during the last several years, reserves appeared again. Even if the temperatures were rather high in the recent period, these didn’t exceed 30 degrees and the plants weren’t affected.
According to Iurie Mudrea, there are localities where there was no rain and the situation there is more difficult, but the state of plants in general is not critical. Where irrigation is used and the requirements concerning the management of ponds are met, there is enough water for irrigation.
In another development, the specialist said the plants of the first group, the grains, will produce the expected yield, depending on the subsequent situation. The collection of grains will start at the end of June or the start of July. The current agricultural year is about two weeks late.
As regards the areas of spring crops, about 2 200 hectares were sowed with spring wheat, about 299,000 hectares with corn, 11 500 hectares with barley, 19,800 hectares with peas, 1,200 hectares with beans, 323,000 hectares with sunflower, 17,800 hectares with sugar beet, 32,000 hectares with soybean, etc.
