Completes 2009/2010 sowing campaign :: Agroton - one of the largest agricultural producers in eastern Ukraine

Completes 2009/2010 sowing campaign

On June 1, 2010 Agroton Public Limited completed 2009/2010 sowing campaign.

The table below sets out the Group’s sowing area by crops in 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 marketing years:

Crop	Planted area, hectares
	2010/2009	2009/2008
Sunflower....................................................................................................	54,857	47,619
Winter wheat...............................................................................................	43,397	50,228
Corn..........................................................................................................	11,346	6,106
Winter rapeseed............................................................................................	6,995	1,126
Winter barley...............................................................................................	2,137	835
Sorghum.....................................................................................................	1,763	-
Winter rye...................................................................................................	626	1,358
Oats..........................................................................................................	149	100
Livestock crops (corn).....................................................................................	3,791	12,302
Fallow........................................................................................................	9,014	14,225
Total...........................................................................................................................................	134,075	134,075

The table below sets out average Ukrainian market prices for sunflower and wheat in 2009 and 2010:

Crop			Average price per tonne, UAH
	2010*			2009
	Sunflower	Wheat		Sunflower	Wheat
Spot high.................................................................	3,200	1,340		3,100	1,418
Spot low ..................................................................	2,850	1,280		1,300	750
Spot monthly average .................................................	3,025	1,310		2,200	1,050

* From 01/01/2010 to 28/05/2010. Source: APK Inform

Crop production, or land cultivation, is the core business of the Group. The Group currently leases approximately 134,000 hectares of chernozem (black soil) farmland for its crop production, is in the process of registering 16,000 hectares in Luhansk region and is in the process of acquiring an additional 10,000 hectares in Luhansk region and 6,000 hectares in neighboring Kharkiv region. Crops sales accounted for approximately 56.6% of Agroton’s revenue in 2009.

For further information:

Agroton Public Limited

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www.agroton.com.ua


Andrii Anpilov	Tel:+38 (0642) 34 71 05
Chief Financial Officer	Email:anpilov@agroton.lg.ua

Note to Editors

Agroton Public Limited is the largest diversified vertically integrated agricultural producer in eastern Ukraine. Founded in 1992, the Company harvests 134,000 hectares of black soil farmland in the Luhansk and Kharkiv regions and operates 235,000 tonnes of elevator storage facilities. Agroton Public Limited conducts its operations in three segments: crop farming, livestock, and food processing and food production. The Company is the No.1 sunflower producer and No.4 wheat producer in Ukraine.

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