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.
The agricultural holding Continental Farmers Group is completing the harvesting of the late crop group, for which more than 93 thousand hectares were allocated in the 2024 season, the press service of the agricultural holding reported.
According to the report, Continental has already harvested sunflower from an area of 13 thou hectares, soybeans from 46.5 thou hectares, potatoes from 1.8 thou hectares, sugar beets from 3.2 thou hectares, and is completing threshing corn from 28.5 thou hectares. For all major crops, the company managed to achieve the appropriate quality indicators and exceeded the planned yield.
In addition, Continental has also completed sowing winter crops for the 2025 harvest and sowed 85.2 thousand hectares.
According to Georg von Nolken, CEO of Continental Farmers Group, the agricultural holding’s team has coped with its production targets and achieved the planned results in its operations.
“We continue to work in difficult, unpredictable conditions: we sow and harvest crops, support the national economy and local communities at a time when both the internal situation in the country and the circumstances on foreign markets pose serious challenges to the agricultural business. Effective technologies, well-established processes and reliable support from a strategic international investor allow Continental to remain stable and even grow in such conditions,” Georg von Nolken emphasized and added that the company managed to achieve its goals thanks to teamwork.
According to the agroholding, in the 2024 season, Continental expanded its storage capacity and bought a 120 thsd ton elevator in Lviv region. In addition, the company created its own railroad fleet of 250 grain cars. This allowed Continental to start developing a new business area in the region – trading – and to develop its own logistics and infrastructure.
The agricultural holding also upgraded its agricultural machinery fleet and carried out the planned modernization of its potato and elevator facilities.
“Next year, the company will stick to its existing production strategy: the priority is to continuously improve operational efficiency, technology, advanced agronomic practices, sustainable development and regenerative production approaches,” Continental summarized.
Mriya Agroholding and CFG, united under the name Continental Farmers Group, have been operating as a single business since November 2018, when Mriya entered into 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.
