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.
