The condition of winter crops at the beginning of spring is satisfactory, although there is a possibility of 15-20% of the plants dying.

Weather conditions during February proved to be quite challenging, which does not exclude possible cases of plant damage and even death in individual farms, mainly in the steppe zone. This is stated in the NAAN report. If we consider the temperature indicators specifically, February turned out to be sufficiently cold and not without surprises, given the significant precipitation in the form of snow and sleet, rime ice and ice crust, water stagnation phenomena in the fields, and the formation of so-called "saucers," which are a prerequisite for the soaking of winter crops and their subsequent infection with diseases. Summarizing the weather conditions of the calendar winter of the 2025/26 growing season, it should be noted that they were characterized by significant amplitude fluctuations in temperature indicators and a significant amount of precipitation, but overall were mostly favorable for winter crops, which, however, does not exclude the loss of a certain portion of the sown ...