Ukrainian Farmers Initiate 2025 Sowing Season
As of April 4, farmers in every region of Ukraine have started the planting of spring grains and legumes, and have also begun sowing sunflowers.
According to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, the largest area currently sown is for barley — 551.8 thousand hectares. Spring wheat has been sown on 116.5 thousand hectares, peas on 164.3 thousand hectares, and oats on 82.3 thousand hectares.
The leading regions in sowing pace are:
Odesa region: 92.3 thousand hectares (wheat — 5.8 thousand hectares, barley — 30.1 thousand hectares, peas — 51.9 thousand hectares, oats — 1.3 thousand hectares);
Ternopil region: 87.4 thousand hectares (wheat — 14 thousand hectares, barley — 63.8 thousand hectares, peas — 4.1 thousand hectares, oats — 5.1 thousand hectares);
Poltava region: 83.2 thousand hectares (wheat — 4.2 thousand hectares, barley — 66.5 thousand hectares, peas — 9.4 thousand hectares, oats — 3.1 thousand hectares);
Mykolaiv region: 73.6 thousand hectares (wheat — 4.5 thousand hectares, barley — 42 thousand hectares, peas — 26.5 thousand hectares, oats — 0.6 thousand hectares);
Vinnytsia region: 72.6 thousand hectares (wheat — 11.5 thousand hectares, barley — 53 thousand hectares, peas — 7 thousand hectares, oats — 1.1 thousand hectares).
Additionally, sunflowers have been sown on 33 thousand hectares, sugar beets on 64.8 thousand hectares, and soybeans on 2.6 thousand hectares.
Also read: Bread and More. What crops farmers are planting and the challenges they face.
Reminder:
By 2025, over 5.7 million hectares of spring grains and legumes are planned for planting, matching the levels of 2024.