Ukraine: This year, large areas of soybean will replace rapeseed

The dry autumn thwarted the plans of many Ukrainian agricultural enterprises and prevented the sowing of rapeseed. As a result, it is expected that the crops will be dominated by soybeans and sunflowers - we read on the Ukrainian Latifundist. According to Serhiy Borisov, a specialist from LNZ Group quoted there, in 2023 many farmers sowed sunflower after sunflower, which negatively affected crop yields. The sunflower robs each subsequent crop of its harvest. Many farmers would like to return to normal crop rotation, but above all they want to survive difficult times. Those who wanted to sow rapeseed in autumn had to give up in many parts of the country due to drought in the fields. As a result, instead of rapeseed, soybeans should be expected in these places. The area of soybean cultivation will ...