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Landkom International Plc

16 November 2011

16 November 2011

Landkom International PLC

Winter planting up 3.4% to 29,841 hectares

Landkom International PLC (AIM: LKI, "Landkom" or "the Group"), the Ukrainian producer of agricultural commodities, has completed its winter planting campaign.

The Group has planted a total winter crop of 29,841 hectares (ha) across Landkom's three regions, a 3.4% increase on the 28,856 ha planted in 2010. 23,478 ha were planted in the Group's western region (2010: 19,930), 4,293 ha in the southern region (2010: 3,350 ha) and 2,070 ha in the central region (2010: 5,576 ha).

14,964 ha (2010: 12,862) of rapeseed was planted along with 10,089 ha of winter wheat (2010: 13,149 ha), 3,784 ha of winter barley (2010: 1,912 ha), 613 ha of rye (2010: 292 ha) and 391 ha of forage and other crops (2010: 641 ha).

The Group's maize harvest is well underway and is expected to be completed by the end of November. Further updates on the harvest results for maize, soybean and sunflower will be made when all data is confirmed and verified.

Vitaliy Skotsyk, Landkom's CEO said:

"This is a very sound start to our 2011/12 planting plan and all of the crops were planted in the optimum planting window. We are pleased with our maize harvest to date and will provide an update on this and other crops shortly."

For further information:

 
 Landkom International Plc (www.landkominternational.com) 
 Vitaliy Skotsyk, Chief Executive                                +380 50352 5029 
 John Mapplebeck, Finance Director                           +44 (0)20 7726 2690 
 
 Liberum Capital 
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 Adrian Duffield/Rozi Morris                                 +44 (0)20 7457 2020 
 

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