As of November 3, 2026, Ukrainian farmers had harvested 10.78 million metric tons of corn from 1.72 million hectares, representing 37.5% of the projected area, according to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
According to the ministry, the average corn yield reached 62.8 centners per hectare. At the same stage of last year’s harvest campaign, based on preliminary data as of October 31, 2025, it stood at 61.5 centners per hectare.
Thus, the corn yield increased by approximately 2.1%.
At the same time, the pace of the harvest remains slower than last year. By the end of October 2025, corn had been harvested from 40% of the planted area, whereas as of November 3 of this year, only 37.5% had been harvested.
Over the past week, farmers increased the gross corn harvest by approximately 2.9 million metric tons. As of October 27, 7.89 million metric tons had been harvested, while by early November, this figure had risen to 10.78 million metric tons.
The weekly increase in the gross harvest was about 36.6%.
At the same time, more than 2.86 million hectares of corn, or 62.5% of the projected area, remain unharvested.
Further results of this crop’s harvest will have a decisive impact on Ukraine’s total grain harvest in 2026, as the harvests of wheat, barley, and peas have already been completed.
Corn remains one of Ukraine’s main export grain crops. It is used in the production of compound feed, in the food industry, and as a raw material for industrial processing.
As of November 3, the gross harvest of grain and legume crops in Ukraine stood at 44.62 million metric tons, or 75.1% of the projected area.
Sources: Ministry of Agrarian Policy, report dated November 3, 2026; Ministry of Economy, harvest results as of October 31, 2025.
As of November 3, 2026, Ukrainian farmers had harvested 10.78 million tonnes of corn from an area of 1.72 million hectares, representing 37.5% of the projected area, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine reported.
According to the ministry, the average corn yield reached 62.8 centners per hectare. At a comparable stage of last year’s harvesting campaign, according to preliminary data as of October 31, 2025, it stood at 61.5 centners per hectare.
Thus, corn yields increased by approximately 2.1%.
At the same time, the pace of harvesting remains slower than last year. By the end of October 2025, corn had been harvested from 40% of the area, whereas as of November 3 this year, only 37.5% had been harvested.
Over the past week, farmers increased the gross corn harvest by approximately 2.9 million tonnes. As of October 27, 7.89 million tonnes had been harvested, while by the beginning of November this figure had risen to 10.78 million tonnes.
The weekly increase in the gross harvest amounted to approximately 36.6%.
Meanwhile, more than 2.86 million hectares of corn, or 62.5% of the projected area, remain unharvested.
The subsequent results of harvesting this crop will have a decisive impact on Ukraine’s total grain harvest in 2026, as the harvesting of wheat, barley and peas has already been completed.
Corn remains one of Ukraine’s main export grain crops. It is used in compound feed production, the food industry and as a raw material for industrial processing.
The gross harvest of grain and leguminous crops in Ukraine as of November 3 amounted to 44.62 million tonnes, with harvesting completed on 75.1% of the projected area.
Sources: Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, report dated November 3, 2026; Ministry of Economy, harvest results as of October 31, 2025.
According to Experts Club, the Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kirovohrad regions led Ukraine in the area planted with winter grain crops for the 2027 harvest. As of November 4, farmers in these three regions had planted 1.372 million hectares, or 30.9% of the total area in Ukraine, according to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
The largest area planted with winter grains was recorded in the Mykolaiv region—500,000 hectares. Of this, 401,000 hectares were planted with wheat and triticale, 97,000 hectares with barley, and 2,000 hectares with rye.
In second place is the Dnipropetrovsk region, where 475,600 hectares have been sown with winter grains. Wheat and triticale account for the bulk of the crops—421,800 hectares. Another 52,100 hectares are allocated for barley and 1,700 hectares for rye.
The Kirovohrad region ranks third with 396,700 hectares. Specifically, 360,500 hectares are allocated for wheat and triticale, 34,800 hectares for barley, and 1,400 hectares for rye.
Other regions with the largest areas planted with winter grains include the Odesa region with 395,000 hectares, the Poltava region with 281,200 hectares, the Cherkasy region with 225,400 hectares, and the Khmelnytskyi region with 223,300 hectares.
In total, 2.497 million hectares have been planted with winter grains in these seven regions, accounting for 56.1% of the total area in Ukraine.
At the same time, the geographical distribution of winter rapeseed plantings differs somewhat from that of grains.
The Odesa region leads in this crop with 195,000 hectares, while the Vinnytsia region ranks second with 125,000 hectares. Next are the Mykolaiv region—98,000 hectares, the Khmelnytskyi region—85,700 hectares, and the Ternopil region—79,300 hectares.
Thus, the Mykolaiv region ranks among the top three regions in terms of both winter grain and rapeseed plantings, while the Odesa region is the largest production region in terms of winter rapeseed acreage.
In total, as of November 4, 2026, Ukrainian farmers had planted 4.448 million hectares of winter grains, or 85.4% of the forecast. Winter rapeseed plantings totaled 1.152 million hectares, or 104.2% of the plan.
The total area planted with winter grains and rapeseed reached 5.599 million hectares.
Compared to the same date last year, the total area planted with these crops decreased by approximately 309,000 hectares, or 5.2%. However, the reduction in grain plantings was partially offset by an increase in the area planted with rapeseed.
Operational indicators for the planting campaign reflect the actual planted areas as of the reporting date and may change after the completion of fall fieldwork.
Source: Ministry of Agrarian Policy, operational data on winter crop planting as of November 4, 2026.
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According to Experts.news, as of November 4, 2026, Ukrainian farmers had planted 4.448 million hectares with winter grain crops, which is 400,300 hectares, or 8.3%, less than on the same date last year, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine reported.
According to the ministry, 85.4% of the projected area for winter grain crops—totaling approximately 5.21 million hectares—has been planted.
The largest declines were seen in winter wheat and barley plantings. Specifically, 3.953 million hectares—or 87.1% of the forecast—have been sown with wheat and triticale. This is 350.5 thousand hectares, or 8.1%, less than on the same date in 2025.
Winter barley has been planted on 420,500 hectares, which is only 70.8% of the projected area. Compared to last year, its planted area has decreased by 58,200 hectares, or 12.1%.
At the same time, the area planted with winter rye increased by 12.7%, to 74.3 thousand hectares. Farmers have already completed 96.9% of the forecast for this crop.
The pace of grain planting has slowed in recent weeks. During the week of October 28 through November 4, the planted area increased by 234,600 hectares, whereas the previous week saw an increase of 285,300 hectares, and the week before that—536,800 hectares.
Thus, the weekly increase in grain plantings decreased by 17.8%, and compared to the figure from two weeks ago, it has more than halved.
In total, farmers still need to plant about 763,000 hectares of winter grains to meet the forecast, including approximately 588,000 hectares of wheat and triticale and 173,000 hectares of barley.
As of the same date in 2025, Ukrainian farmers had planted 4.848 million hectares of winter grains. At that time, wheat plantings totaled 4.304 million hectares, barley—478,700 hectares, and rye—65,900 hectares.
The current figures reflect the progress of the fall planting campaign for the 2027 harvest. The final area planted with winter grains will depend on the completion of fieldwork, and the future harvest will also depend on how well the crops survive the winter and on spring weather conditions.
Sources: Ministry of Agrarian Policy, operational data on winter crop planting as of November 4, 2026; official planting statistics as of November 4, 2025.
The Odesa Region ranks first in Ukraine in terms of gross harvest of grains and legumes in 2026. As of October 27, farmers in the region had harvested 5.83 million metric tons of grain from an area of 1.26 million hectares, according to data from the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
Wheat accounted for the bulk of the region’s harvest, with 3.83 million metric tons harvested.
In addition, 1.50 million metric tons of barley and about 300,000 metric tons of peas were harvested in the Odesa region.
Thus, the region accounts for approximately 14% of Ukraine’s total gross harvest of grains and legumes, which reached 41.7 million metric tons.
Second place goes to the Dnipropetrovsk region, where 2.91 million metric tons of grain were harvested from an area of 740,000 hectares.
Specifically, the region’s wheat harvest reached 2.04 million metric tons, barley—570,000 metric tons, and peas—37,000 metric tons.
Rounding out the top three is the Mykolaiv region, with 2.78 million metric tons of grains and legumes harvested from an area of approximately 700,000 hectares.
In the Mykolaiv region, 1.87 million metric tons of wheat, 650,000 metric tons of barley, and 118,000 metric tons of peas were harvested.
Collectively, these three regions accounted for 11.52 million metric tons of grain, or approximately 27.6% of the national gross harvest as of the reporting date.
However, the ranking of regions by yield differs significantly from the distribution by production volume.
The highest average grain yield in 2026 was recorded in the Sumy region—69.8 centners per hectare.
In second place is the Khmelnytskyi region with a yield of 69 centners per hectare.
The top five most productive regions also included the Chernivtsi Oblast with 64 ts/ha, the Vinnytsia Oblast with 63 ts/ha, and the Chernihiv Oblast with 61.4 ts/ha.
For comparison, the average yield of grain and legume crops in Ukraine as of October 27 was 50.2 ts/ha.
Thus, the Sumy Oblast’s yield exceeds the national average by approximately 39%, while Khmelnytskyi Oblast’s exceeds it by 37%.
Differences between regions are linked, in particular, to crop composition, natural and climatic conditions, and the yields of individual crops. However, the published statistics alone do not allow for a quantitative assessment of the contribution of each of these factors.
According to the ministry’s data, the harvest of wheat, barley, and peas has been fully completed in Ukraine, while the corn harvest is still underway.
Therefore, regional figures for total grain production may still change after the harvest of late-maturing crops is completed.
Source: Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, regional harvest results as of October 27, 2026.
As of October 27, 2026, Ukrainian farmers had harvested 7.89 million metric tons of corn from an area of 1.33 million hectares, which is 23.9% less than as of October 31 of last year, according to data from the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
According to the ministry, corn harvesting has been completed on 29% of the projected area. The average yield is 59.5 centners per hectare, compared to 61.5 centners per hectare last year, representing a decrease of approximately 3.3%.
As of October 31, 2025, farmers had already harvested 10.36 million metric tons of corn from 1.68 million hectares.
Thus, the current shortfall in gross harvest is primarily due to the smaller area harvested, rather than solely to a decline in yield.
The area of threshed corn in 2026 is currently 21.3% less than last year’s figure, provided for comparison.
At the same time, the pace of harvesting has accelerated significantly over the past week. The gross corn harvest has increased from 5.4 million to 7.9 million metric tons, or by approximately 2.5 million metric tons.
Despite the acceleration in harvesting, a significant portion of the crop remains in the fields. By the end of October, farmers are expected to harvest approximately 71% of the projected corn acreage.
Therefore, it is still too early to draw definitive conclusions about the crop’s gross production based on preliminary statistics.
Corn is one of Ukraine’s main agricultural export crops and an important raw material for the animal feed industry, starch and syrup production, and other processing sectors.
Its production volume affects the agricultural sector’s export potential, the utilization of transportation infrastructure, and the supply of grain on the domestic market.
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food also reported that the total harvest of grains and legumes in Ukraine reached 41.7 million metric tons from 72% of the projected area.
Meanwhile, the harvest of wheat, barley, and peas has already been fully completed. Their gross harvests exceed last year’s figures by 15.2%, 23.2%, and 26.2%, respectively.
Source: Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, operational statistics as of October 27, 2026.
