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Agricultural production in Ukraine fell by 1.6% in first half of year

27 July , 2026  

Agricultural output in Ukraine from January through June 2026 decreased by 1.6% compared to the same period in 2025, while growth for the first five months stood at 1.4%, according to the State Statistics Service (Derzhstat).

According to the published data, the negative trend was driven by the crop production sector at agricultural enterprises, where a decline of 14.8% was recorded.

In contrast, the livestock sector at agricultural enterprises showed growth of 10.7%.

The best performance in crop production across all categories of farms was recorded in the following regions: Volyn (80.1%), Kherson (54.5%), Dnipropetrovsk (23.8%), Ternopil (20.7%), and Cherkasy (16.3%).

The most significant decline in crop production across all categories of farms was recorded in Donetsk Oblast (52.6%), Zaporizhzhia Oblast (35.6%), and Odesa Oblast (34.3%).

The best performance among farms of all categories in the livestock sector was recorded in Kyiv (9.1%), Cherkasy (8.2%), Dnipropetrovsk (6.6%), Chernihiv (7%), and Kirovohrad (5.9%) regions.

The most significant decline in production among farms of all categories in the livestock sector was recorded in the Donetsk (53.9%), Zakarpattia (32.9%), and Kherson (16.3%) regions.

As previously reported, agricultural production in Ukraine decreased by 6.8% in 2025 compared to 2024.

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