As of August 18, Ukrainian farmers had threshed 6.6 million hectares, or 56% of the projected area, and harvested over 30.8 million metric tons of grain from the new harvest, with an average yield of 46.8 centners per hectare, according to the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food.
As of the same date in 2025, 6.18 million hectares had been threshed, the statement noted.
Wheat was threshed from 4,855.25 thousand hectares, yielding 23,822.36 thousand metric tons, with an average yield of 49.1 centners per hectare. Barley was threshed from 1,437.17 thousand hectares, yielding 6,239.99 thousand metric tons, with an average yield of 44 centners per hectare. Peas have been harvested from 295,66 thousand hectares, with 779,02 thousand metric tons collected and an average yield of 26.3 centners per hectare. Millet has been harvested from 1.2 thousand hectares, with 2.7 thousand metric tons collected and an average yield of 22.5 centners per hectare.
In terms of harvest volumes of early grain and legume crops, the Odesa, Kirovohrad, and Mykolaiv regions are currently leading.
In Odesa Oblast, 4,819.70 thousand metric tons were harvested from an area of 1,188.8 thousand hectares (wheat—3,223.30 thousand metric tons; barley—1,311.50 thousand metric tons; peas—284.90 thousand metric tons).
In the Kirovohrad region, 2,418.30 thousand metric tons were harvested from an area of 555.7 thousand hectares (wheat—1,923.80 thousand metric tons; barley—412.50 thousand metric tons; peas—82.0 thousand metric tons).
In the Mykolaiv region, 2,326,10 thousand metric tons were harvested from an area of 653.8 thousand hectares (wheat – 1,631,80 thousand metric tons, barley – 587.5 thousand metric tons, peas – 106.80 thousand metric tons).
The highest grain yields are currently being recorded in the Khmelnytskyi (69.9 centners per hectare), Sumy (59.8 centners per hectare), and Vinnytsia (59.5 centners per hectare) regions.
Rapeseed has already been threshed from 1,318.64 thousand hectares, yielding 3.7 million metric tons of seeds with an average yield of 28.5 centners per hectare.
The “Agrain” Group of Companies has begun sowing winter rapeseed for the 2027 harvest, for which it has allocated over 18,000 hectares this season, the company’s press service reported.
The farms in the Chernihiv cluster were the first to begin planting—work there started in early August. In the Odesa and Kharkiv clusters, they are waiting for sufficient productive moisture to accumulate in the soil.
“We only plant when there is sufficient moisture in the topsoil. We constantly monitor weather conditions and adjust the pace of work depending on the situation in each region. Our goal is to complete sowing within the optimal timeframe, ensure uniform emergence, and create the right conditions for plant development before winter sets in,” the press service quotes Chief Agronomist Taras Korniyenko as saying.
“Agrain” is engaged in the cultivation and storage of grain and oilseed crops, as well as livestock farming. Prior to the full-scale Russian invasion, the agricultural holding comprised 11 agricultural enterprises; that number has now grown to 13. The group of companies cultivates approximately 110,000 hectares in the Zhytomyr, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Odesa, and Cherkasy regions.
The group includes two large grain elevators and two mini-elevators, with a combined capacity of 320,000 metric tons. The agricultural division comprises nine enterprises. Four enterprises are engaged in livestock farming. The beef cattle herd numbers 5,500 head, and the dairy herd numbers 1,750 head, including over 800 milking cows.
The holding company is owned by SAS Investcompagnie (France).
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The “TAS Agro” agricultural holding has completed the harvest of early grain and oilseed crops on a total area of 33,500 hectares, the company’s press service reported.
Winter wheat was harvested from 21,000 hectares with an average yield of 5.8 metric tons per hectare. Winter rapeseed was harvested from 12,500 hectares with an average yield of 3.6 metric tons per hectare.
“This year’s rapeseed harvest was one of the most impressive results of the season. The company used strip-till technology across all its fields, which—combined with precise planning, high-quality crop protection, and the team’s prompt decision-making—enabled us to achieve high yield figures,” the statement noted.
As the company clarified, part of the rapeseed harvest has already been sold in western markets, while another portion will be sent for processing and subsequent export. TAS Agro plans to sell wheat using a flexible model depending on the price ratio between crops and market conditions.
The company has already begun preparations for planting winter rapeseed.
The “TAS Agro” agricultural holding is part of the “TAS” Group, which was founded in 1998. Its business interests span the financial sector (banking and insurance segments) and the pharmaceutical industry, as well as manufacturing, real estate, and venture capital projects.
Serhiy Tihipko is the founder of “TAS” and the beneficial owner of the “TAS Agro” agricultural holding.
Over 1.4 million metric tons of grain have already been harvested in Vinnytsia Oblast, according to Natalia Zabolotna, head of the regional military administration.
“The harvest campaign in the region is ongoing. Farmers have already harvested 246,000 hectares of early grain and legume crops—that’s 60% of the planned area. The average yield is 59.6 centners per hectare—1.9 centners per hectare more than during the same period last year,” she wrote on Telegram on Saturday.
According to the Regional State Administration, winter wheat currently accounts for the largest portion of the harvest at 1.2 million metric tons. Its average yield is also higher than last year’s. The harvest of winter barley and peas has already been completed. The harvest of spring barley, spring wheat, and rye is in full swing. At the same time, farmers are finishing the harvest of winter rapeseed. 80% of the area has already been threshed.
As of August 4, Ukrainian farmers had threshed 4.01 million hectares—or 34% of the projected area—and harvested 17.59 million metric tons of grain from the new crop, according to the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food.
Wheat was harvested from 2,736.5 thousand hectares (53% of the area), yielding 12.51 million metric tons with an average yield of 45.7 centners per hectare.
Barley was harvested from 1,015.0 thousand hectares (68%), yielding 4.42 million metric tons at a yield of 43.5 centners per hectare.
Peas: 261,700 hectares (88%) have been harvested, yielding 669,500 metric tons at a yield of 25.6 centners per hectare.
The Odesa region currently leads in terms of the volume of early grain and legume crops harvested, with 3.593 million metric tons harvested from an area of 857 thousand hectares (wheat—2.108 million metric tons, barley—1.252 million metric tons, peas – 232,5 thousand metric tons).
In the Mykolaiv region, 2.125 million metric tons have been harvested from an area of 606,2 thousand hectares (wheat – 1.440 million metric tons, barley – 577,9 thousand metric tons, peas – 106,8 thousand metric tons).
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, 1.911 million metric tons were harvested from an area of 475,400 hectares (wheat – 1.421 million metric tons, barley – 455,600 metric tons, peas – 34,000 metric tons).
Winter rapeseed has already been harvested from 910,600 hectares (68% of the total area), yielding 2.39 million metric tons.
The agricultural holding KSG Agro has completed the harvest of winter barley, winter wheat, and spring barley on a total area of 4,975 thousand hectares, the company’s press service reported.
According to the report, winter barley was harvested on 562 hectares, winter wheat on 3,700 hectares, and spring barley on 699 hectares.
“Excessive moisture negatively affected the quality of part of the wheat crop; however, thanks to the coordinated efforts of our production teams, we were able to organize the process in such a way as to make the most efficient use of every weather window for harvesting the grain,” the press service quoted Vitaliy Nekhay, head of the crop production division, as saying.
The company reported that 12 Claas Lexion 480 and 560 combine harvesters were used during the harvest, along with up to 30 trucks to transport the crop.
As previously reported, the agricultural holding KSG Agro intends to invest over 25 million UAH in creating an autonomous water supply system for one of its pig farms and plans to fully supply it with water from its own sources by the end of 2026.
KSG Agro is a vertically integrated holding company engaged in pig farming, as well as the production, storage, processing, and sale of grains and oilseeds. The company’s land bank in the Dnipropetrovsk and Kherson regions totals approximately 21,000 hectares. The agricultural holding is among the top five largest pork producers in Ukraine.
Serhiy Kasyanov remains the ultimate beneficiary of the holding company; through Olbis Investment LTD SA, he owns 47.83% of the shares, while 47.57% of the shares are freely traded on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
