Sowing Online 2018/19: winter wheat planting is 98% complete

By November 19, 2018, winter grain crops have been planted on the area of 7.1 mln ha, or 98% of the total of 7.2 mln ha.

According to the data of the Sowing Online 2018/19 Project, the sown areas by the winter crops are as follows:

• wheat — 6.2 mln ha or 98% (2017: 5.9 mln ha);
• rye — 120 thou. ha or 81% (2017: 147 thou. ha);
• barley — 884 thou. ha or 101% (2017: 821 thou. ha).

Winter rapeseed is sown on the area of 1 mln ha or 116% since the projected area was 888 thou. ha (2017: 860 thou. ha).

Follow the progress of winter crops sowing campaign and stay up to date with the latest news in the Sowing Online 2018/19 Project.

The new infographic guide Agribusiness of Ukraine 2017/18 is available by the link.