Winter rapeseed sowing campaign started in Ukraine

As of August 15, 2018, winter rapeseed sowing campaign has started in 20 regions of Ukraine.

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine reports that planting is carried out in the area of 256 thou. ha or 29%.

Previously it was reported that as of August 13, 2018, in Zaporizhzhya, Kirovograd, Mykolayiv, Odesa, Kherson, Poltava and Zakarpattya regions, harvesting of early grain crops was completed. Harvesting of early grain and leguminous crops is carried out on the area of 9.5 million hectares or 96% of the forecast.