The Ministry of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture forecasts a 6% increase in harvest in 2025 compared to last year due to an increase in grain crops, said Minister of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture Oleksiy Sobolev.
“Overall, this year’s harvest is expected to be slightly higher — about 6% higher than last year. The growth will be primarily due to grain crops — approximately 59 million tons are expected, compared to 56 million tons last year,” he said in an interview with Forbes Ukraine.
The oilseed harvest will remain at last year’s level. We expect a harvest of about 79 million tons of grain and oilseeds combined.
The minister noted that farmers sowed 4.8 million tons of winter crops this year (74% of the forecast) and harvested 37.6 million tons of grain (73% of all sown areas).
He emphasized that in 2025, the harvest in Ukraine will be collected later. This is reflected in the skewed GDP growth in the second half of the year, as part of the money that went into the first half of the year will go into the second half due to weather conditions.
