2023 First Potato Crop Harvested
UKRAINE QUICK FACTS.
Largest Ukrainian population outside of Ukraine is in Canada, mostly in the prairie provinces.
An ongoing refugee crisis began in Europe in late February 2022 after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Over 6 million refugees fleeing Ukraine are recorded across Europe, while an estimated 8 million others had been displaced within the country by late May 2022.
Population of Ukraine was 43 m. people before the onset of the war.
Ukraine is a country of 600,000 sw. km.. or about 230,000 sq. miles in size. 820 miles from west-to-east, and 550 miles north-south.
In comparison with Canada:
- Saskatchewan: 650,000 km2
- New Brunswick: 83,000 km2. Ukraine is 8 times larger than NB.
- PEI: 5,600 km2. Ukraine is > 100 times larger than PEI.
- Ontario East-west is 1,000 miles, longest north-south distance is appr. 1,000 miles.
Ukraine is the “Breadbasket of Europe”, the world’s 8th largest producer of wheat at 25 m tonnes.Canada produces 35.5 m tonnes, making it the world’s 5th largest wheat producer