Sowing of oilseeds has begun in Ukraine, as reported by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy.
As of April 3, 33,000 hectares have been sown with sunflower, which is about 1% of the planned area (5.082 million hectares). Soybeans have been sown on 2,600 hectares, or 0.1% of the forecasted 2.389 million hectares. Sunflower sowing is taking place in 9 regions, while soybeans are being sown in 3.
Regarding spring grains and legumes, by the same date, 926,000 hectares have been planted, which is 16% of the planned (5.764 million hectares). As specified, the planted area includes 116,500 hectares of wheat (52% of the forecast), 551,800 hectares of barley (71%), 164,300 hectares of peas (76%), 82,300 hectares of oats (1%), 200 hectares of millet (0.2%), and 11,000 hectares of other grains and legumes (10%).
Sowing is ongoing in all regions of Ukraine, except Luhansk. The largest planted areas are in the following regions:
- Odesa - 92,300 hectares,
- Ternopil - 87,400 hectares,
- Poltava - 83,200 hectares,
- Mykolaiv - 73,600 hectares,
- Vinnytsia - 72,600 hectares.
It is also worth noting, as of April 4 last year, 852,100 hectares had been sown with spring crops, or 15.2% of planned (5.601 million hectares).
Sugar beet sowing is also underway, with 64,800 hectares already planted, or 25% of planned (262,700 hectares).
