Almost five million hectares of spring cereals and legumes have been sown in Ukraine

Published May 20, 2023

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As of May 19, Ukraine has successfully sown 4.7 million hectares of spring grain and leguminous crops, with corn occupying a significant portion. The sowing of sunflowers and soybeans is also well underway, with the Poltava and Kirovohrad regions showing the highest sowing activities. In response to logistical and other challenges, there has been a shift in the sowing patterns, leading to a reduction in the cultivation of corn. To support farmers through these challenges, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, in collaboration with the World Bank and IFC, has initiated credit programs for the 2023 sowing and harvesting campaigns.

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As of May 19, 4.7 million hectares of spring grain and leguminous crops were sown in Ukraine. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy. Last week, Ukrainian farmers sowed 1 million 105.6 thousand hectares of grain and leguminous crops, of which 1 million hectares were corn. Among the leaders is Poltava region - 155.1 thousand ha. A total of 4,693,000 hectares of grain and leguminous crops have already been sown, in particular: Sowing of sugar beets is coming to an end, so far it has been carried out on an area of 207.4 thousand ha. Sunflowers were sown on an area of 3,965.9 thousand hectares. Among the leaders for the past week were agricultural producers of Kirovohrad Oblast - 215,000 ha. Follow the news in a convenient format: Follow us on Twitter Soybeans were sown on an area of 1,260.9 thousand hectares, the most in the last seven days in Zhytomyr Region - 77.3 thousand hectares. We will remind, as of May 12, more than 3.5 million hectares of ...

Source: Landlord