Ukraine has 10% of spring crops left to sow

On the territory controlled by Ukraine, 6.3 million hectares of oilseeds and 5.1 million hectares of grains and pulses have been planted. This is more than 90% of the planned sowing areas.

In particular, farmers have already sown grains and pulses:

• corn – 3,565.6 thou hectares
• barley – 781.6 thou hectares
• wheat – 249 thousand hectares;
• oats – 166.7 thousand hectares;
• peas – 162.1 thousand hectares;
• buckwheat – 48.1 thousand hectares;
• millet – 43.1 thousand hectares.

The leaders among the regions are:

• Poltava region, where 488.9 thou hectares of corn, 6.5 thou hectares of wheat, 73 thou hectares of barley, 8.5 thou hectares of peas and 2.3 thou hectares of oats have been sown.
• Vinnytsia region – 292 thou hectares of corn, 11.5 thou hectares of wheat, 55 thou hectares of barley, 6 thou hectares of peas and 1.1 thou hectares of oats.
• Kirovograd region – 287.9 thou hectares of corn, 8.8 thou hectares of wheat, 46.1 thou hectares of barley, 16.5 thou hectares of peas and 0.4 thou hectares of oats.
• Kyiv region – 221 thou hectares of corn, 32.3 thou hectares of wheat, 44.3 thou hectares of barley, 5.93 thou hectares of peas and 6.5 thou hectares of oats.

In addition, Ukrainian farmers sowed 4 605 thou hectares of sunflower and 1 640.9 thou hectares of soybeans. Sugar beet was planted on the area of 250.1 thou hectares.

Over the past week, the largest area of grains and legumes was sown in Vinnytsia region – 114 thsd ha. The total area under crops increased by 784.7 thou hectares during this period.

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