The Continental Farmers Group (CFG) agricultural holding has allocated 73,000 hectares for winter crops and 108,100 hectares for spring crops in its crop structure for 2026, the company’s press service reported on Facebook.
According to the report, winter wheat occupies 35,370 hectares, winter rapeseed — 27,400 hectares, and winter barley — 10,280 hectares in the winter crop structure.
The agricultural holding is currently completing preparations for the active phase of spring field work, which has been slightly delayed due to the cold and prolonged winter. Monitoring by agronomists has confirmed the successful overwintering of crops, and the risks of replanting are not being considered.
“Due to the prolonged snow cover and the risk of washout, nitrogen fertilization was not carried out in February, as in previous years. All operations are being postponed until March, which will increase the intensity of work if fertilization, winter crop protection, and preparation for spring sowing coincide in one window,” said Konstantin Shityuk, COO of Continental.
The agricultural holding clarified that snow cover of 10 to 30 cm protected winter crops from freezing at temperatures down to -25°C in the fields of Ternopil, Khmelnytsky, and Ivano-Frankivsk regions. There is currently no rapid runoff in the areas thanks to unfrozen soil, which absorbs meltwater.
Continental’s agronomists expect that the temperature regime in March and early April will determine the pace of spring vegetation and form an optimal window for wheat tillering, which will allow the potential of late sowing to be realized.
The Mriya agricultural holding and CFG, united under the name Continental Farmers Group, have been operating as a single business since November 2018, when Mriya signed an agreement with international investor Salic UK to sell its assets.
Salic was founded in 2012. Its sole shareholder is the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, which invests in agricultural and livestock production.
