According to Experts.news, as of November 4, 2026, Ukrainian farmers had planted 4.448 million hectares with winter grain crops, which is 400,300 hectares, or 8.3%, less than on the same date last year, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine reported.
According to the ministry, 85.4% of the projected area for winter grain crops—totaling approximately 5.21 million hectares—has been planted.
The largest declines were seen in winter wheat and barley plantings. Specifically, 3.953 million hectares—or 87.1% of the forecast—have been sown with wheat and triticale. This is 350.5 thousand hectares, or 8.1%, less than on the same date in 2025.
Winter barley has been planted on 420,500 hectares, which is only 70.8% of the projected area. Compared to last year, its planted area has decreased by 58,200 hectares, or 12.1%.
At the same time, the area planted with winter rye increased by 12.7%, to 74.3 thousand hectares. Farmers have already completed 96.9% of the forecast for this crop.
The pace of grain planting has slowed in recent weeks. During the week of October 28 through November 4, the planted area increased by 234,600 hectares, whereas the previous week saw an increase of 285,300 hectares, and the week before that—536,800 hectares.
Thus, the weekly increase in grain plantings decreased by 17.8%, and compared to the figure from two weeks ago, it has more than halved.
In total, farmers still need to plant about 763,000 hectares of winter grains to meet the forecast, including approximately 588,000 hectares of wheat and triticale and 173,000 hectares of barley.
As of the same date in 2025, Ukrainian farmers had planted 4.848 million hectares of winter grains. At that time, wheat plantings totaled 4.304 million hectares, barley—478,700 hectares, and rye—65,900 hectares.
The current figures reflect the progress of the fall planting campaign for the 2027 harvest. The final area planted with winter grains will depend on the completion of fieldwork, and the future harvest will also depend on how well the crops survive the winter and on spring weather conditions.
Sources: Ministry of Agrarian Policy, operational data on winter crop planting as of November 4, 2026; official planting statistics as of November 4, 2025.
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.
As of October 27, 2026, Ukrainian farmers had harvested 7.89 million metric tons of corn from an area of 1.33 million hectares, which is 23.9% less than as of October 31 of last year, according to data from the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
According to the ministry, corn harvesting has been completed on 29% of the projected area. The average yield is 59.5 centners per hectare, compared to 61.5 centners per hectare last year, representing a decrease of approximately 3.3%.
As of October 31, 2025, farmers had already harvested 10.36 million metric tons of corn from 1.68 million hectares.
Thus, the current shortfall in gross harvest is primarily due to the smaller area harvested, rather than solely to a decline in yield.
The area of threshed corn in 2026 is currently 21.3% less than last year’s figure, provided for comparison.
At the same time, the pace of harvesting has accelerated significantly over the past week. The gross corn harvest has increased from 5.4 million to 7.9 million metric tons, or by approximately 2.5 million metric tons.
Despite the acceleration in harvesting, a significant portion of the crop remains in the fields. By the end of October, farmers are expected to harvest approximately 71% of the projected corn acreage.
Therefore, it is still too early to draw definitive conclusions about the crop’s gross production based on preliminary statistics.
Corn is one of Ukraine’s main agricultural export crops and an important raw material for the animal feed industry, starch and syrup production, and other processing sectors.
Its production volume affects the agricultural sector’s export potential, the utilization of transportation infrastructure, and the supply of grain on the domestic market.
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food also reported that the total harvest of grains and legumes in Ukraine reached 41.7 million metric tons from 72% of the projected area.
Meanwhile, the harvest of wheat, barley, and peas has already been fully completed. Their gross harvests exceed last year’s figures by 15.2%, 23.2%, and 26.2%, respectively.
Source: Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, operational statistics as of October 27, 2026.
As of October 27, 2026, Ukrainian farmers had harvested 41.7 million metric tons of grains and legumes from an area of 8.32 million hectares, or 72% of the projected planted area. The average yield reached 50.2 centners per hectare, compared to 45.8 centners per hectare last year, according to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
Thus, the grain yield increased by approximately 9.6%, which helped offset delays in the harvesting of certain late-maturing crops.
For comparison: as of October 31, 2025, farmers had harvested 40.20 million metric tons of grain from 8.77 million hectares, or 76% of the total area. When comparing these figures, the difference in reporting dates must be taken into account.
According to the ministry’s data, the harvest of wheat, barley, and peas has been fully completed in Ukraine.
The gross wheat harvest totaled 26.24 million metric tons from an area of 5.12 million hectares, which is 15.2% higher than last year’s figure of 22.78 million metric tons. The average yield increased from 45.1 to 51.2 centners per hectare, or by 13.6%.
The barley harvest grew by 23.2%—from 5.36 million to 6.60 million metric tons. At the same time, the harvested area increased by 9.8%—to 1.48 million hectares, and the yield rose from 39.7 to 44.5 centners per hectare.
An even more significant increase was recorded for peas. Pea production reached 833,600 metric tons, compared to 660,700 metric tons last year, an increase of 26.2%.
The area planted with peas grew by 11.4%, to 302,200 hectares, and the average yield was 27.6 centners per hectare, compared to 24.4 centners per hectare a year earlier.
Thus, the growth in production of the three main early-season grain and legume crops was driven by both higher yields and an expansion of the planted areas for certain crops.
At the same time, the corn harvest remains at a relatively early stage. As of October 27, farmers had threshed only 29% of the projected area, harvesting 7.89 million metric tons of this crop.
The future trend of the total grain harvest in 2026 will largely depend on the results of the corn harvest, which remains one of Ukraine’s main export crops.
Ukraine ranks among the world’s major producers and exporters of grain crops. Wheat and corn account for a significant portion of the country’s agricultural exports, while barley and peas are supplied to both the domestic market and foreign buyers.
Source: Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, harvest data as of October 27, 2026.
In the first quarter of fiscal year 2027 (FY, July 2026–June 2027) processed 564,000 metric tons of oilseeds, a 1% increase compared to the first quarter of FY 2026, while oil sales volume fell by 48% compared to the same quarter of the previous fiscal year, to 165,000 metric tons.
“Although oilseed processing volumes remained generally stable compared to last year, sales figures were significantly impacted by disruptions in port logistics: for most of the quarter, shipments through Black Sea ports were effectively blocked,” the company stated in a stock exchange announcement on Friday.
“Kernel” clarified that, compared to the previous quarter, processing volumes decreased by 13% due to scheduled maintenance work that lasted one month, while oil sales fell by 52%. Sunflower seeds accounted for 59% of total processing volume, while soybeans and rapeseed made up the remainder, which helped maintain overall capacity utilization.
Of the total volume of products sold, 16,000 metric tons were packaged sunflower oil.
According to the press release, the volume of grain and oilseed crops received at Kernel’s elevators in the first quarter of FY 2027 totaled 969,000 metric tons, which is 21% less than in the same period last year and is attributed to a slower pace of corn harvesting on the group’s farms.
Kernel’s grain exports from Ukraine in the first quarter of fiscal year 2027 totaled 574,000 metric tons, down 54% compared to the same period last year and 71% lower than the previous quarter, the report states.
“Export operations were significantly restricted due to disruptions in maritime logistics caused by Russian attacks on Ukraine’s port infrastructure and commercial vessels. In response, the Group rerouted part of its export flows through ports on the Danube and Ukraine’s western land borders,” Kernel noted.
At the same time, the company clarified that, given the lower throughput capacity and higher logistics costs, these routes were only able to partially offset the losses in exports through Black Sea ports.
It is noted that the performance of export terminals was similarly affected: in the first quarter of 2027, transshipment volume totaled 742,000 metric tons, which is 59% less than in the same period last year and 73% less than in the previous quarter. Operations at Kernel’s port facilities, which were damaged during the attacks in July, were suspended, while general disruptions to shipping through Ukraine’s deep-water Black Sea ports further limited throughput capacity. Restoration work continued throughout the reporting period, but frequent and prolonged air raid alerts repeatedly interrupted the repair process, the statement said.
Before the war, the Kernel agricultural holding was the world’s leading producer of sunflower oil (accounting for about 7% of global production) and its exporter (about 12%). It is one of the largest producers and sellers of bottled oil in Ukraine. In addition, it is engaged in the cultivation and sale of agricultural products.
Based on its 2026 financial results (July 2025–June 2026), Kernel increased its EBITDA by 20% to $558 million and its net profit by 35% to $322 million, with revenue growing by 7% to $4.404 billion.
The total transit of grains and oilseeds from Ukraine through neighboring Moldova, Slovakia, and Hungary increased by 46.5% in September compared to August, but the bulk of the increase came from Moldova and Slovakia, Ukraine’s Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Taras Vysotsky told reporters in Kyiv on Thursday.
According to his data, transit through Moldova rose by 59.7%—to 107,000 metric tons in September from 67,000 metric tons in August; through Slovakia—by 61.5%, to 336,000 metric tons from 208,000 metric tons; and through Hungary—by 8.5%, to 115,000 metric tons from 106,000 metric tons.
“An increase is possible; we’ll see how much. We’re working on all fronts,” Vysotsky emphasized.
At the same time, he refrained from making any forecasts.
“We’ll report the actual results every month,” the minister noted.
Regarding the prospects for opening a maritime grain corridor, the head of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy stated that “there are currently no signals from our partners that could be interpreted as providing any kind of planning horizon.”
“The situation remains unchanged—no more, no less,” Vysotsky said.
Earlier, the minister reported that in September, Ukraine managed to export 2.4 million metric tons of agricultural products, or 46% of what was supposed to be exported, including 1.4 million metric tons of grain (38%), 444,000 metric tons of oilseeds (83%), oil—311,000 metric tons, or 64%, and meal—280,000 metric tons, or 46% of the potential required exports.
EXPORTS, GRAIN, HUNGARY, MOLDOVA, SLOVAKIA, TRANSIT, UKRAINE
