Ukraine completed the harvest in 2025

of Ukraine. These indicators are of particular importance in the context of Ukraine’s European integration course. In terms of grain production, Ukraine already ranks second among the European Union countries – after France (63.1 million tons), ahead of Germany (45.2 million tons) and Poland (36.5 million tons). Ukraine is the undisputed leader in corn production: in 2025, 23.5 million tons were harvested, while the total production of this crop in the EU is 57 million tons. Ukraine also maintains leadership in sunflower – 9 million tons compared to 8.5 million tons in all EU countries combined. The average grain yield in Ukraine in 2025 is 5.08 t/ha – only 14% lower than the average in the EU countries. At this level, Ukraine is in 18th place among the 27 EU countries and is ahead of some large agricultural countries: the yield in Ukraine is 15% higher than in Spain, and 11% higher than in Romania. At the same time, the leading European producers – France and Germany – ...