Agricultural production in Ukraine in 2025: season results and analysis with the EU

Ukraine has completed its harvest in 2025. Despite full-scale war and difficult weather conditions, farmers harvested 57.6 million tonnes of grain and 17.3 million tonnes of oilseeds. After the completion of the corn harvest, total grain production is expected to reach about 60 million tonnes.

These figures are particularly significant in the context of Ukraine’s European integration course. In terms of grain production, Ukraine already ranks second among European Union countries, after France (63.1 million tonnes), ahead of Germany (45.2 million tonnes) and Poland (36.5 million tonnes).

Ukraine is the undisputed leader in corn production: in 2025, 23.5 million tonnes were harvested, while the total production of this crop in the EU is 57 million tonnes. Ukraine also maintains its leadership in sunflower production – 9 million tonnes compared to 8.5 million tonnes in all EU countries combined.

The average grain yield in Ukraine in 2025 is 5.08 tonnes per hectare, only 14% lower than the average in EU countries. This puts Ukraine in 18th place among the 27 EU countries and ahead of some large agricultural countries: yields in Ukraine are 15% higher than in Spain and 11% higher than in Romania.

At the same time, leading European producers – France and Germany – demonstrate grain yields that are 42-48% higher than Ukraine’s. This gap is not related to climatic conditions, as production in these countries is concentrated in similar agroclimatic latitudes.

This indicates Ukraine’s significant potential for increasing yields through investment, modern technologies, agricultural infrastructure development and access to financing.

“Ukraine is now a key grain producer in Europe and the world. The Ukrainian agricultural sector does not pose a threat to the EU market; on the contrary, it enhances supply stability and strengthens global food security. Ukraine’s integration into the European Union means the formation of a powerful agricultural producer with high growth potential, which increases the EU’s resilience to global food challenges,” emphasised Taras Vysotskyi, Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine.

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