As of October 22, farmers in all regions of Ukraine sowed 5.4 million hectares of winter crops, up from 4.75 million hectares last week, the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food reports.
According to the report, winter crops are being sown in all regions. In total, they have already sown almost 4.3 million hectares. In particular, winter wheat has been sown on 3.8 million hectares (3.3 million hectares a week earlier), barley on 421.3 thousand hectares (331.7 thousand hectares), rye on 62.5 thousand hectares (51.6 thousand hectares), and rapeseed on 1.048 million hectares (1 thousand hectares).
According to the Ministry, the leaders in sowing winter crops are farmers of Volyn region, who planted 161.1 thousand hectares (97.3%), Chernihiv region – 193.2 thousand hectares (97.2%) and Poltava region – 238.2 thousand hectares (95.8%). Farmers in 11 regions have completed sowing winter rapeseed.
As of the same date a year earlier, Ukraine sowed 4.985 mln ha of winter crops, 3.456 mln ha of wheat, 322 thou ha of barley, 71 thou ha of rye, and 1.136 mln ha of rapeseed.
