The agricultural holding “Continental Farmers Group” has begun its winter crop planting campaign for the 2027 harvest, with winter rapeseed as the first crop; the company plans to allocate 32,000 hectares for it, according to its press service.
In total, the company is allocating 95,200 hectares for winter crops in 2027. In addition to rapeseed, the crop mix includes 49,900 hectares of winter wheat and 13,300 hectares of winter barley.
“Sowing of grain crops will begin on schedule in early September, after the fields have been cleared of previous crops. We have traditionally developed our operational plans based on a proven balance in the crop mix,” the agricultural holding’s press service quoted Chief Operating Officer Kostyantyn Shytiuk as saying.
It is noted that the planting season began at the typical time seen in recent years and is proceeding under favorable agroclimatic conditions. Thanks to sufficient soil moisture, most divisions expect to see good emergence of winter rapeseed, and the main planting will take place during the first and second decades of August.
As previously reported, the agricultural holding “Continental Farmers Group” (CFG) has joined the global structure of the international agri-food company Olam Agri as a separate business unit.
“Continental Farmers Group” was established in November 2018 as a result of the merger between the ‘Mriya’ agricultural holding and CFG, following “Mriya’s” agreement with international investor Salic UK regarding the sale of its assets.
Continental Farmers Group operates in the Ternopil, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Khmelnytskyi, and Chernivtsi regions, grows grain and oilseed crops, engages in primary and secondary potato processing, and employs approximately 2,600 people.
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