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Subjects of Agricultural activity faced damages during the latter two years because of unfavourable agro climate conditions for winter crops. According to the data from municipalities, almost 150 thousand hectares of crop and rape had died and had to be reseeded during winter in 2009-2010. The Ministry of Agriculture questioned municipalities‘ agricultural sectors and they questioned farmers about the con-dition in country‘s fields after the win-ter. According to the data from the De-partment of Statistics, in 2011 in Lithua-nia 725 thousand ha of winter crop was seeded in total for the harvest. Accord-ing to the data from almost 50 munici-palities (Telsiai district did not present the information), 46.4% of all winter crop had died. The biggest damage was faced in winter rape sector, where 79% of all crop had died. Also 72% of winter barley, 41% of winter wheat, 33% of triticale and 32% of rye did not survive the winter. The most complicated con-dition is in Siauliai and Klaipeda districts, where, especially in Siauliai, more than 50% of all crop died in all areas. Better situation is in Dzukija, Suvalkija, Pamarys region. Farmers from Kretinga, Joniskis and Pakruojis districts have faced the greatest damage. Minister of Agriculture Kazys Starke-vicius described the present situation and noticed once again that agriculture

business is very risky and hardly fore-casted. The only one relief is that many farmers had insured their crop, so damage will be compensated for them. However, until damage is still being counted and documents are still being prepared, re-seeding works shall be started immedi-ately“, - says the Minister of Agriculture. On 19th of April, the Minister of Agricul-ture K. Starkevicius approached the Government by urgent procedure “For the confirmation of purchase rules of excise-free diesel fuel for agriculture, as well as of ponds and other inside waters for fishery” changes. In the project of confirmation it is foreseen that in any farming year, the subject of agricultural activity can gain 15% bigger amount of excise-free diesel fuel, respectively re-ducing allowed amount of mentioned fuel for the coming year. Subjects of agricultural activity would be able to gain an indicated amount of excise-free diesel fuel only before the 30th of June. The most complicated situation is in Siauliai and Klaipeda districts, especially in Siauliai district, where more than 50% of all crop died in all areas. The best condition is in Dzukija, Suvalkija and Pamarys. Farmers from Kretinga district faced the greatest damage, 77% of all winter crop had died in this district, 74% - in Joniskis district, 71% – in Pakruojis district, 69% - in Klaipeda district, 62% -

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crop/thousand ha

Area/ thousand

ha

Areas of died

crop/thousand

ha

Areas of died

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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