The total area of seed crops for major agricultural crops in Ukraine in 2025 was 80,420.25 hectares, which is 2.3% more than in 2024 (78,602.71 hectares), but 11.8% lower than in 2023 (91,161.83 ha), reported the agency “APK-Inform,” citing data from the Seed Association of Ukraine (SAU).
The association noted that the area planted with hard winter wheat more than doubled—from 209.4 ha in 2024 to 424.66 ha in 2025. At the same time, there has been a decline in the area planted with spring wheat, especially hard varieties—nearly threefold. Winter barley also showed positive growth, indicating a renewed interest in the crop among farmers.
According to the data in the table, positive growth in 2025 was demonstrated by corn (+16.7%)—up to 25,680 ha, soft winter wheat (+5.9%, 25.12 thousand ha), and rapeseed (+46.3%, 0.28 thousand ha). At the same time, the reduction in acreage for seed sunflower (–12%, 10.62 thousand ha) and spring barley (–8.5%, 2.98 thousand ha) continues. After growing in 2024, seed soybeans returned to the levels of two years ago—12.84 thousand hectares.
“Overall, a slow recovery in seed acreage is observed for key crops, which is an important signal for the domestic market and export-oriented segments,” emphasized NAU Executive Director Suzana Grygorenko.
