As of September 10, farmers in all regions of Ukraine sowed 639.9 thou hectares of winter crops, compared to 484.1 thou hectares a week earlier, the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food reported.
According to the report, winter wheat was sown on 101.1 thousand hectares (27.7 thousand hectares a week earlier), barley – on 3.7 thousand hectares (2.2 thousand hectares), rye – on 0.4 thousand hectares (8 thousand hectares), and rapeseed – on 534.7 thousand hectares (446.2 thousand hectares).
According to the Ministry, winter crops are being sown in Vinnytsia, Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk regions. Winter rape is being sown in 18 regions of Ukraine. Farmers in Volyn, Rivne, and Ternopil regions have finished sowing the crop.
As of the same date a year earlier, Ukraine sowed 1155 thou hectares of winter crops, including 905.9 thou hectares of rapeseed, 228.6 thou hectares of wheat, 10.8 thou hectares of barley, and 9.5 thou hectares of rye.