Farmers have already sown 76% of the projected area of spring grain and legume crops

Published 2025년 5월 12일

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As of May 9, 2025, Ukrainian farmers have successfully sown 4.32 million hectares of spring grain and leguminous crops, representing 76% of the targeted area. The sowing includes significant areas dedicated to corn, barley, spring wheat, peas, oats, buckwheat, and millet. Leading regions in sowing efforts include Poltava, Kirovohrad, Chernihiv, and Cherkasy. The country also plans to cultivate 5.2 million hectares of industrial crops such as sunflowers, soybeans, and sugar beet, with Dnipropetrovsk region leading in sunflower sowing. The total area to be sown with spring grain and leguminous crops for 2025 is projected to be around 5.7 million hectares, consistent with the previous year, but with a notable increase in spring wheat allocation to 227.5 thousand hectares.

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As of May 9, 2025, farmers in all regions of Ukraine have sown 4.32 million hectares of spring grain and leguminous crops. This is 76% of the projected area. Currently, the largest area of crops is corn - 2.9 million hectares (73%), barley - 733.4 thousand hectares (94%), spring wheat has already been sown on 212.6 thousand hectares (93%), peas - 208.9 thousand hectares (96%), oats - 157 thousand hectares (97%). Buckwheat has been sown on an area of 16.3 thousand hectares (18%), millet - 15.7 thousand hectares (20%). Leading regions in terms of sowing rates: Poltava region: 509.7 thousand hectares ha (wheat – 4.5 thousand ha, barley – 69.1 thousand ha, peas – 9.6 thousand ha, oats – 3.1 thousand ha, corn – 423.2 thousand ha); Kirovohrad region: 352 thousand ha (wheat – 3 thousand ha, barley – 35.4 thousand ha, peas – 18.7 thousand ha, oats – 0.5 thousand ha, corn – 288.5 thousand ha); Chernihiv region: 349.7 thousand ha (wheat – 12 thousand ha, barley – 13 thousand ha, peas – ...

Source: Agravery