More potatoes will be collected this season in Ukraine

In early May, 34% more potatoes have been planted in Ukraine compared with the same date in 2006. At the same time, the rates of vegetable planting were 1-2% behind the past year dates.
The planting campaign has not been over yet. Mid - April forecasts predicted the potato cultivation areas to augment 7% and vegetable acreage to diminish 3% in the country. In the opinion of the Ukrainian agriculture specialists in addition to the acreage growth, the faster rates of potato planting are also caused by earlier dates of the campaign this warm spring. At the same time, vegetable planting campaign lags behind the past year schedule despite of the higher temperatures; this is the evidence of the significantly reduced vegetable cultivation areas.
Source : "Agrooglyad : Vegetables and Fruits"