ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF POTATOES PRODUCTION DEPENDING ON THE VARIETIES, SOWING TERMS AND DRILLING DEPTH

Abstract

The economic efficiency of potatoes production depending on varieties, sowing terms and drilling depth in the conditions of the Right Bank Forest-steppe of Ukraine is reflected in the article. According to the results of the research, it has been established that the best economic effect in potatoes growing was achieved when growing the medium-early variety Divo, the level of profitability in the first planting period (23–25.04), at the depth of 6–8 cm was 227.32 %. At the same time, the cost of 1 ton of potatoes of the studied variety was 1069.29 UAH, and 1 ha of the harvested area was received 113 757.00 UAH of profit. In the cultivation of medium-ripe and medium-late potatoes varieties, a slight decrease in the profitability level was observed. So, in the variety Nadezhnaya level of profitability was 224.86 %, the variety Dar – 224.36 %.
The optimal term for planting potatoes is the first term (23–25.04). The later sowing of the optimum period leads to a shortage of crops and a decrease in the profitability of each hectare of land. Thus, the cost price of a potato crop obtained from planting of tubers in the first term (23–25.04) is the lowest and makes up 1183.97 UAH. for 1 ton, conditionally net profit amounted to 2316.03 UAH, and the level of profitability was the highest among the studied variants and amounted to 195.62 %.