In Dnipropetrovsk region this year, due to drought, rapeseed had to be resown with sunflower, and no corn harvest was obtained at all.

Published 2025년 10월 15일

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In the farms of Dnipropetrovsk region, farmers are facing serious challenges due to unstable weather conditions — lack of moisture, low-snow winters, and spring frosts. In the agricultural cooperative "Chumaki," due to the extreme spring, the rapeseed did not survive the winter, the corn did not yield a harvest, and significant areas had to be resown with sunflower. A similar situation is in the agricultural firm "Kolos," where part of the corn was plowed under, and winter rapeseed for the 2026 harvest was sown at non-optimal times.

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Farmers in the Dnipropetrovsk region have been facing a moisture deficit for several years now. This was reported in two farms during the AgroExpedition 2025, which is held with the support of KWS-UKRAINE and Credit Agricole Bank. As noted by Yaroslav Ostapchuk, the chief agronomist of the SPP "Chumaki" (4900 ha), which is part of Riston Holding, 92 mm of precipitation fell from the end of May to August 20, which is significantly worse compared to previous farms. From August 20 to today, 98–120 mm fell. "In our region, precipitation is very unevenly distributed throughout the year, plus very low-snow winters. And spring is unstable—both in terms of temperature and precipitation. Frosts, then a sharp rise in temperature, then frosts again. Therefore, some fields even had to be resown," he says. Large survey Anonymous survey: Yield of main crops in the 2025 season Rapeseed in the farm did not survive the winter due to extreme weather conditions in the spring and did not resume ...

Source: Superagronom