Ukraine: The drought significantly reduced the productivity of early and late crops in Kirovohrad Oblast

Kirovohrad Oblast is among the regions most affected by the drought this year. The consequence of this was a decrease in the yield of early grain and leguminous crops, late and technical crops, as well as a delay in the sowing campaign of winter crops for the harvest of 2025. Suspilne writes about it. Early grain and leguminous crops — wheat, barley, peas, rye, and oats — were harvested by 214,000 tons less than last year — 1.84 million tons. Despite the drop in yield, enough was harvested to meet the food needs of the region's population. As for rapeseed, 161,000 tons were harvested. The average yield was 2.47 tons/ha, which is 0.24 tons/ha less than last year. Due to the weather, late crops began to be harvested two weeks earlier. Their yield, like that of industrial crops, is lower than last year. Harvesting of corn, soybeans and sunflowers is currently underway. Drought and heat affected both sunflower yield and seed quality and oil content. Oil content in some farms is lower ...