Ukrainian Corn Planting Expected to Jump 25 Percent

According to the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club, the amount of corn sownin 2012 could rise as much as 25 percent, climbing to 11.1 million acres (4.5 million hectares).

Corn production could be as high as 25 million metric tons, in contrast to the 22.8 million tons yield in 2011, the organization said in a statement e-mailed to Bloomberg.