As of November 3, 2026, Ukrainian farmers had harvested 10.34 million metric tons of sunflowers, which is 23.5% higher than the figure at the end of October 2025, while the gross soybean harvest fell by 18% to 3.23 million metric tons, according to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
According to the ministry, sunflowers were harvested from an area of 4.65 million hectares, or 88.7% of the projected area. The average yield for the crop was 22.2 centners per hectare, compared to 18.8 centners per hectare last year.
Thus, sunflower yields increased by approximately 18%, which was the main factor behind the growth in the crop’s gross harvest.
At the same time, the area harvested for sunflowers increased by 4.6%, or approximately 206,000 hectares.
Meanwhile, soybean production showed a negative trend. As of November 3, farmers had harvested 3.23 million metric tons from an area of 1.49 million hectares, or 92.9% of the projected area.
Compared to preliminary data as of October 31, 2025, the gross soybean harvest decreased by 18%. The harvested area decreased by 11.4%, and the average yield fell from 23.4 to 21.6 ts/ha, or by 7.7%.
Rapeseed, the harvest of which has already been completed in Ukraine, showed positive trends.
The total harvest of winter and spring rapeseed amounted to 3.90 million metric tons from an area of 1.33 million hectares. This is 17.4% higher than the 2025 figure.
The average rapeseed yield increased from 26.0 to 29.3 centners per hectare, or by 12.7%.
Overall, the harvest of Ukraine’s three main oilseed crops—sunflower, rapeseed, and soybeans—reached 17.47 million metric tons.
Compared to preliminary figures as of October 31, 2025, when 15.63 million metric tons of oilseeds had been harvested, the current result is approximately 11.8% higher. At the same time, these figures reflect different calendar dates and stages of the harvest campaign.
Oilseeds are an important component of Ukraine’s agricultural exports and serve as a raw material base for oil extraction plants, feed producers, and biofuel manufacturers.
The increase in sunflower and rapeseed yields creates additional opportunities to utilize processing capacities, while the decline in soybean production may affect the volume of raw materials available for domestic processing and export.
Sources: Ministry of Agrarian Policy, operational statistics as of November 3, 2026; Ministry of Economy, harvest statistics 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 Club, as of November 4, 2026, Ukrainian farmers had planted 1.152 million hectares of winter rapeseed, which is 91,300 hectares, or 8.6%, more than on the same date last year, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine reported.
According to the ministry, farmers have fulfilled 104.2% of the rapeseed planting forecast, exceeding the initially planned area by approximately 46,000 hectares.
Thus, winter rapeseed became the only major winter crop whose planting not only exceeded the forecast but also showed significant growth compared to last year.
By comparison, the total area planted with winter grain crops as of early November decreased by 8.3% compared to the same date in 2025. Wheat and triticale plantings were down by 8.1%, and barley plantings by 12.1%.
At the same time, winter rapeseed is showing the opposite trend, which may indicate increased interest among agricultural producers in growing oilseeds.
The largest areas of winter rapeseed are concentrated in the Odesa region, where 195,000 hectares have been planted. This accounts for about 16.9% of the crop’s total area in Ukraine.
The Vinnytsia region ranks second with 125,000 hectares, and the Mykolaiv region ranks third, with 98,000 hectares sown with rapeseed.
The top five also include the Khmelnytskyi region with 85,700 hectares and the Ternopil region with 79,300 hectares.
In total, these five regions account for 583,000 hectares, or 50.6% of all winter rapeseed acreage in Ukraine.
Over the past week, the area under cultivation has increased by 16,900 hectares. As of October 28, 1.135 million hectares had been planted, or 102.7% of the forecast.
Winter rapeseed is one of Ukraine’s main oilseed crops and an important raw material for the production of vegetable oil, feed ingredients, and biofuel. A significant portion of the rapeseed grown in Ukraine is traditionally exported, primarily to European countries, where it is used in the food industry and biodiesel production.
The increase in planted area sets the stage for growth in rapeseed production during the 2027 season; however, the final harvest volume will depend on weather conditions, the condition of the crops after winter, and yield.
As reported, as of November 4, 2025, 1.060 million hectares had been planted with winter rapeseed in Ukraine.
Sources: Ministry of Agrarian Policy, press release dated November 4, 2026; Ministry of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture, data as of November 4, 2025.
As of October 27, 2026, Ukrainian agricultural producers had harvested 16.91 million metric tons of major oilseeds, including sunflower, soybeans, and rapeseed, which is approximately 11.7% higher than the figure for the same date last year. According to data from the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, production of sunflower and rapeseed increased, while the gross harvest of soybeans decreased.
Sunflowers account for the largest share of oilseed crops; as of the reporting date, 9.83 million metric tons had been harvested from an area of 4.44 million hectares, or 85% of the projected area.
Compared to the figure as of October 31, 2025, the sunflower harvest increased by 17.5%, or approximately 1.46 million metric tons.
At the same time, the harvested area remained virtually unchanged, indicating that higher yields played a decisive role.
The average sunflower yield reached 22.1 centners per hectare, compared to 18.8 centners per hectare last year, an increase of 17.4%.
The harvest of winter and spring rapeseed has also been completed in Ukraine. The gross harvest totaled 3.90 million metric tons from an area of 1.33 million hectares.
Compared to last year’s figure of 3.32 million metric tons, rapeseed production increased by 17.4%.
The average yield rose from 26.0 to 29.3 centners per hectare, or by 12.7%, while the harvested area grew by 4.2%.
The situation on the soybean market is different.
As of October 27, farmers had harvested 3.18 million metric tons of soybeans from an area of 1.47 million hectares, representing 91% of the projected area.
By comparison, 3.94 million metric tons of soybeans had been harvested by October 31 of last year.
Thus, the current gross harvest is 19.2% lower than last year’s figure. This decline is due to both a 12.8% reduction in the harvested area and a 7.3% decrease in average yield, down to 21.7 centners per hectare.
Despite the positive trends for sunflower and rapeseed, the soybean harvest results indicate uneven development in the Ukrainian oilseed market.
Sunflower remains the primary raw material for the Ukrainian oil and fat industry. An increase in its production potentially creates additional opportunities for utilizing processing facilities’ capacity and exporting sunflower oil.
Rapeseed and soybeans are also important export crops and are used in the production of vegetable oils, feed ingredients, and biofuel feedstocks.
However, the final figures for sunflower and soybeans will be determined after the harvest campaign is completed.
The increase in yields was the main factor behind the rise in the gross harvest of major agricultural crops in Ukraine in 2026.
According to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, the average yield of grains and legumes as of October 13 reached 49.1 centners per hectare, compared to 43.5 centners per hectare a year earlier.
The most notable positive trends among major crops were observed in sunflowers, wheat, rapeseed, and barley.
Sunflower yields rose by 17.7%—to 21.6 centners per hectare, compared to 18.4 centners per hectare a year earlier. While the harvested area decreased by 12.1%, the gross harvest still increased by 3.4%—to 7.44 million metric tons.
Wheat yields rose by 13.2% to 51.1 ts/ha, which led to a 14.8% increase in the gross harvest to 26.15 million metric tons.
As for rapeseed, the yield rose by 12.4%—to 29.2 centners per hectare—and the gross harvest increased by 17.1%, to 3.88 million metric tons.
Barley yielded an average of 44.3 centners per hectare, compared to 39.7 centners per hectare last year, meaning the yield increased by 11.8%. The gross harvest increased by 22.3% to 6.55 million metric tons.
Peas also showed positive trends: the yield increased by 12.3%, and the gross harvest by 25.1%.
The situation is different for soybeans and sugar beets. Soybean yields fell by 4.5% to 21.9 centners per hectare, while sugar beet yields also declined by approximately 4.5% to about 500 centners per hectare.
Thus, in 2026, the growth in gross yield for a number of key crops will be driven primarily not by an expansion of cultivated areas, but by increased production efficiency per hectare.
Source: Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
As of October 13, 2026, Ukrainian farmers had harvested approximately 13.9 million metric tons of oilseeds, which is 2.1% more than on the same date last year.
Sunflowers and rapeseed accounted for the bulk of the harvest, while the soybean harvest remains below last year’s level so far.
Sunflower harvests totaled 7.44 million metric tons from 3.44 million hectares, or 66% of the projected area. Despite a 12.1% reduction in the harvested area, the gross harvest was 3.4% higher than last year’s thanks to an increase in yield to 21.6 centners per hectare, up from 18.4 centners per hectare.
Rapeseed production totaled 3.88 million metric tons from 1.33 million hectares. This is 17.1% more than last year. The average yield is 29.2 centners per hectare, compared to 26 centners per hectare.
Soybeans yielded 2.56 million metric tons from 1.17 million hectares, or 73% of the projected area. Compared to last year, the gross harvest is 16.9% lower, and the yield decreased to 21.9 centners per hectare, down from 22.9 centners per hectare.
Among late-season crops, the corn harvest has accelerated sharply. Over the past week, the gross harvest increased from 1.6 million to 3.49 million metric tons. A total of 589,400 hectares, or 13% of the projected area, has been threshed, with an average yield of 59.1 centners per hectare.
Although less corn had been harvested by mid-October than a year ago, its yield is already 7.8% higher than last year’s.
The sugar beet harvest is lagging behind. 1.58 million metric tons have been harvested from 31,600 hectares, or 19% of the projected area. A year earlier, by the same date, 4.72 million metric tons had been harvested from 90,000 hectares.
The buckwheat and millet harvests are nearing completion. Buckwheat has been threshed on 91% of the area, with 55,600 metric tons harvested. Millet has been harvested on 88% of the area, with a gross yield of 81,300 metric tons.
Source: Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, data as of October 13, 2026.
