The regions in Ukraine where the most corn and sunflower seeds are grown

Corn, wheat and sunflower form the basis of the country's agricultural sector. Therefore, high-quality seeds of these crops are a guarantee of high yields for Ukrainian farmers. In 2023, common corn (33,166.07 ha), soft winter wheat (21,534.78 ha) and sunflower (13,239.39 ha) became the leaders of the seed market in Ukraine. Suzanne Grigorenko, executive director of the "Seed Association of Ukraine", told about this in the blog "Rating of producers and hybrids of corn, sunflower and winter wheat varieties in Ukraine in 2023". Cherkasy region is a leader in the cultivation of corn and sunflower seeds. As for winter wheat, the first place was taken by Odesa Oblast, which displaced Kharkiv Oblast in comparison with 2021. Corn is grown in 15 regions, winter wheat in 19, and sunflower in 16 regions of Ukraine. Cherkasy, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Ternopil and Kyiv are the leaders in the ranking of cultivation of the largest amount of seed material of the three most popular grain ...