KYIV, March 30 (Reuters) - At least 18% of Ukrainian farmers plan to reduce the area sown for corn in 2021 due to drought last summer, while 13% could increase acreage, a survey by agriculture consultancy APK-Inform showed on Tuesday.
Corn is Ukraine's leading grain export and the country is forecast to supply around 24 million tonnes of corn in the 2020/21 season.
The survey showed that the 2021 area under corn could fall by 14% versus 2020 and regions affected by drought in summer 2020 predict the largest decline in the area.
Severe drought in 2020 reduced Ukraine's corn harvest by at least 5 million tonnes.
APK-Inform said farms in Ukraine's central Cherkasy and Kirovohrad regions plan to cut the corn area by more than 50%.
The consultancy, however, said that the situation could change later this spring depending on the weather.
The government has said it expects the area sown for corn could total 5.3 million hectares this year compared with 5.4 million hectares in 2020.
Ukraine harvested 30.3 million tonnes of corn in 2020 and the harvest may reach 33.2 million tonnes this year, the government forecasts. (Reporting by Pavel Polityuk; Editing by Susan Fenton)
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