Agricultural Update: April Sowing Statistics

As of April 4, farmers across Ukraine have sown 926 thousand hectares of spring cereals and legumes, and have begun planting sunflowers.

This information is provided by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food.

According to the ministry, barley occupies the largest area with 551.8 thousand hectares. Spring wheat has been sown on 116.5 thousand hectares, peas on 164.3 thousand hectares, and oats on 82.3 thousand hectares.

The leading regions in sowing rates are:

Odesa region: 92.3 thousand hectares (wheat - 5.8 thousand hectares, barley - 30.1 thousand hectares, peas - 51.9 thousand hectares, oats - 1.3 thousand hectares);

Ternopil region: 87.4 thousand hectares (wheat - 14 thousand hectares, barley - 63.8 thousand hectares, peas - 4.1 thousand hectares, oats - 5.1 thousand hectares);

Poltava region: 83.2 thousand hectares (wheat - 4.2 thousand hectares, barley - 66.5 thousand hectares, peas - 9.4 thousand hectares, oats - 3.1 thousand hectares);

Mykolaiv region: 73.6 thousand hectares (wheat - 4.5 thousand hectares, barley - 42 thousand hectares, peas - 26.5 thousand hectares, oats - 0.6 thousand hectares);

Vinnytsia region: 72.6 thousand hectares (wheat - 11.5 thousand hectares, barley - 53 thousand hectares, peas - 7 thousand hectares, oats - 1.1 thousand hectares).

Additionally, 33 thousand hectares of sunflowers, 64.8 thousand hectares of sugar beets, and 2.6 thousand hectares of soybeans have been sown.

Read also: Bread and More. What crops farmers are planting and the challenges they face.

Reminder:
For 2025, it is planned to sow over 5.7 million hectares of spring cereals and legumes, matching the level of 2024.