Winter crop sowings in Ukraine for the 2026 harvest have every chance of overwintering without problems - Adamenko

Winter crop sowings in Ukraine for the 2026 harvest have every chance to overwinter without problems and yield a good harvest, reported Tatyana Adamenko, head of the agrometeorology department at the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine. "The future harvest is highly likely to be intact. Farmers had a weather bonus, especially those who conducted late sowing. In October and especially in November, we observed abnormal warmth (…) plus rains that came in October and September. They allowed the plants to reach certain development phases, which will help them overwinter," she said as part of a discussion at the Center for Economic Strategies. Adamenko noted that winter risks for agricultural crops have not been canceled by anyone. It is quite possible that there will be five to seven days of severe frosts during the winter, which may lead to some crop losses. In addition, according to her, the yield of winter crops for the 2026 harvest may be higher ...