Farmers in the southern regions are reducing the sown areas of winter rapeseed for the 2026 harvest.
Published Oct 9, 2025
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According to SuperAgronom.com, farmers in the southern regions are betting on winter wheat this year, while reducing the areas planted with rapeseed. Due to prolonged drought, winter crops are being sown in dry soil, said the manager of agrotechnology development for the Southern region of LNZ Group, Serhii Korniushenko, in an article on Latifundist.com.
"The lack of moisture has made its adjustments. If wheat can lie in dry soil and sprout even in December, then there is a chance to get a harvest. But with rapeseed, it's different: if there are no sprouts by the end of September, then there is no point in 'chasing the last train,'" he explains.
The sowing campaign in the south started at the beginning of September and coincides with the sunflower harvest, the main predecessor to wheat. The delay in the harvest campaign automatically postpones the sowing dates, which can extend until the beginning of October, says Korniushenko.
He adds that another feature of the campaign is the abandonment of fertilizers, as in the absence of moisture, they simply do not work.
"The lack of moisture has made its adjustments. If wheat can lie in dry soil and sprout even in December, then there is a chance to get a harvest. But with rapeseed, it's different: if there are no sprouts by the end of September, then there is no point in 'chasing the last train,'" he explains.
The sowing campaign in the south started at the beginning of September and coincides with the sunflower harvest, the main predecessor to wheat. The delay in the harvest campaign automatically postpones the sowing dates, which can extend until the beginning of October, says Korniushenko.
He adds that another feature of the campaign is the abandonment of fertilizers, as in the absence of moisture, they simply do not work.
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This is reported by SuperAgronom.com. Farmers in the southern regions this year are betting on winter wheat, while the areas under rapeseed are being reduced. Due to prolonged drought, winter crops are being sown in dry soil, said the manager for the development of agricultural technologies in the Southern region of LNZ Group, Serhiy Kornyushenko, in an article on Latifundist.com. "The lack of moisture has made its adjustments. If wheat can lie in dry soil and sprout even in December, then there is a chance to get a harvest. But with rapeseed, it's different: if there are no sprouts by the end of September, then there is no point in 'chasing the last train,'" he explains. The sowing campaign in the south started at the beginning of September and coincides with the harvesting of sunflower, the main predecessor of wheat. The delay in the harvesting campaign automatically postpones the sowing dates, which may extend until the beginning of October, says Kornyushenko. He adds that ...
Source: Agravery
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