3. Subjects of Agricultural activity faced business is very risky and hardly fore-
damages during the latter two years casted.
because of unfavourable agro climate The only one relief is that many farmers
conditions for winter crops. According had insured their crop, so damage will
to the data from municipalities, almost be compensated for them. However,
150 thousand hectares of crop and rape until damage is still being counted and
had died and had to be reseeded during documents are still being prepared, re-
winter in 2009-2010. seeding works shall be started immedi-
The Ministry of Agriculture questioned ately“, - says the Minister of Agriculture.
municipalities‘ agricultural sectors and On 19th of April, the Minister of Agricul-
they questioned farmers about the con- ture K. Starkevicius approached the
dition in country‘s fields after the win- Government by urgent procedure “For
ter. According to the data from the De- the confirmation of purchase rules of
partment of Statistics, in 2011 in Lithua- excise-free diesel fuel for agriculture, as
nia 725 thousand ha of winter crop was well as of ponds and other inside waters
seeded in total for the harvest. Accord- for fishery” changes. In the project of
ing to the data from almost 50 munici- confirmation it is foreseen that in any
palities (Telsiai district did not present farming year, the subject of agricultural
the information), 46.4% of all winter activity can gain 15% bigger amount of
crop had died. The biggest damage was excise-free diesel fuel, respectively re-
faced in winter rape sector, where 79% ducing allowed amount of mentioned
of all crop had died. Also 72% of winter fuel for the coming year. Subjects of
barley, 41% of winter wheat, 33% of agricultural activity would be able to
triticale and 32% of rye did not survive gain an indicated amount of excise-free
the winter. The most complicated con- diesel fuel only before the 30th of June.
dition is in Siauliai and Klaipeda districts, The most complicated situation is in
where, especially in Siauliai, more than Siauliai and Klaipeda districts, especially
50% of all crop died in all areas. Better in Siauliai district, where more than 50%
situation is in Dzukija, Suvalkija, of all crop died in all areas. The best
Pamarys region. Farmers from Kretinga, condition is in Dzukija, Suvalkija and
Joniskis and Pakruojis districts have Pamarys. Farmers from Kretinga district
faced the greatest damage. faced the greatest damage, 77% of all
Minister of Agriculture Kazys Starke- winter crop had died in this district, 74%
vicius described the present situation - in Joniskis district, 71% – in Pakruojis
and noticed once again that agriculture district, 69% - in Klaipeda district, 62% -
Total
amount of Area/ Areas of died
crop/ thousand crop/thousand Areas of died
thousand ha ha ha crop/percentage
Total amount of winter crop 725,1 518,8 240,5 46,4
Winter wheat 442,5 326,7 132,8 41
Winter triticale 116,8 66,6 22,2 33
Rye 52,7 28,2 9 32
Winter barley 12,1 9,8 7 72
Winter rape 101 87,5 69,3 79
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