As of May 30, Ukraine has sown 5.5 million hectares with spring grains and legumes, or 97% of the plan, which is actually in line with last year’s figures — 5.5 million hectares, or 98%, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food reported on Friday.
According to its data, 0.2 million hectares were sown during the week, and the lag behind the 2024 schedule has been reduced.
As noted by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, 3.94 million hectares have already been sown with corn (3.76 million hectares a week earlier), 744,400 hectares with barley (743,600 hectares), 217,100 hectares with spring wheat (215,300 hectares), 212,100 hectares with peas (212,000 hectares), and 158,600 hectares with oats (158,400 hectares). ha (215.3 thousand ha), peas – 212.1 thousand ha (212 thousand ha), oats – 158.6 thousand ha (158.4 thousand ha), buckwheat – 66.0 thousand ha (49.7 thousand ha), millet – 66.1 thousand ha (43.9 thousand ha).
According to the plan, corn sowing reached 98%, barley – 96%, spring wheat – 95%, peas – 98%, oats – 98%, buckwheat – 75%, millet – 87%.
Last year, as of May 31, corn was sown on 3.895 million hectares, barley – on 782.6 thousand hectares, spring wheat – on 252.5 thousand hectares, peas – on 162.5 thousand hectares, oats – on 163.7 thousand hectares, buckwheat – on 97.7 thousand hectares, millet – on 63.6 thousand hectares. ha, millet – 63.6 thousand ha.
According to information from the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, the leaders in terms of sowing rates are Poltava region – 557,300 hectares, Chernihiv region – 489,700 hectares, Vinnytsia region – 393,800 hectares, Sumy region – 390,600 hectares, and Cherkasy region – 387,700 hectares.
Technical crops have been sown on an area of 7.38 million hectares (93%) compared to 6.8 million hectares a week earlier and 7.05 million hectares last year on the same date.
In particular, sunflower crops reached 4.73 million hectares (3.9 million hectares a week ago and 5.12 million hectares last year), soybeans – 2.23 million hectares (2 million hectares and 1.93 million hectares) and sugar beets – 0.22 million hectares (0.22 million hectares and 0.25 million hectares).
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy notes that sunflower crops currently account for 93% of the plan, soybeans – 92%, while sugar beets – 99%, but their sowing has already been completed.
