Evaluation of this year’s harvest in our cooperatives.

The current year’s economic performance at PD Popudinské Močidľany has been successful from a crop production perspective, thanks to the agronomic care of the new cooperative chairman, Ing. Tomáš Duffek, and the dedication and commitment of all employees.

The crop yields – poppy 0.9 t/ha, rapeseed 3.42 t/ha, durum wheat 6 t/ha, and especially spring barley 9.06 t/ha – are well above the long-term average. Similarly, the harvest of sunflower, maize, and sugar beet, which is currently being completed, also shows promising results.

The area devoted to sugar beet cultivation – the only crop in which our country maintains production self-sufficiency – must currently be reconsidered for economic reasons. This is a consequence of the EU’s ongoing controversial decisions regarding imports of commodities from South America and Ukraine, effective from 2026.

During the spring and summer months, a special seed drying facility was completed, as well as repairs to storage buildings and fencing of the lower yard. In September, access ramps to the grain storage facilities were finished.

All these works were successfully carried out by our employees, with the operational help of temporary workers – students.

In the PD Čečejovce and PD Bohdanovce group, Ing. Pavol Kobulnický took office as chairman in the spring months.

In PD Čečejovce and Bohdanovce, the spring green fodder harvest for livestock production was completed, achieving an average yield of 15 t/ha of very good quality, which forms the basis for meeting livestock production targets.

The harvest brought average yields of rapeseed 2.9 t/ha, spring barley 6.4 t/ha, and durum wheat 5.4 t/ha. Unfortunately, winter wheat achieved a deeply below-average yield of 4.9 t/ha, and poppy only 0.5 t/ha.

The silage harvest was not successful, with a yield of 15 t/ha – far below the planned level. It will cover the needs of livestock production but will insufficiently meet the requirements of the key customer, BPS Čečejovce, in 2026.

These days mark the beginning of the new sowing season for rye, poppy, durum wheat, and malting barley, with an emphasis on the quality of agrotechnical operations as the fundamental prerequisite for a high-quality new harvest.