As of the end of October, agricultural producers of all regions have already sown 4.1 million hectares of winter crops, or 85% of the forecast, according to “ProAgro Group” with reference to the information of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food.
In particular, currently sown:
wheat – 3.5 million hectares, or 87% of the forecast;
barley – 507 thousand hectares, or 75%;
rye – 78 thousand hectares, or 92%.
The Ministry noted that over the previous week 449 thousand hectares of winter crops were sown. Most of all winter grain crops were sown by agrarians of the Odesa region – 108 thousand hectares.
Agrarians of Vinnytsia, Volyn, Kyiv and Chernihiv regions have completed sowing of winter grain crops, Zhytomyr, Ternopil, Khmelnytsky and Bukovyna regions are close to completion.
Agricultural producers of all regions of Ukraine have completed sowing of winter rape, which was sown on 999 thousand hectares, or 104% of the forecast.
