Soybean sown areas in Ukraine cut by 20%

In the 2020 season, soybean areas in Ukraine will be reduced by 20% or by 376.7 thou. ha to 1.45 mln ha (2019: 1.82 mln ha).

Under the data of the Sowing Online 2019/20 Project, soybean planting as of May 21 was 87% completed (1.26 mln ha).

Areas under the crop were reduced the most in the following regions:

  • Khmelnytsky: by 61.35 thou. ha to 133 thou. ha
  • Poltava: by 46.38 thou. ha to 140 thou. ha
  • Chernihiv: by 41.71 thou. ha to 74 thou. ha
  • Sumy: by 39.38 thou. ha to 93 thou. ha
  • Cherkasy: by 35.16 thou. ha to 96 thou. ha
  • Kirovohrad: by 34.24 thou. ha to 94 thou. ha
  • Kherson: by 29.76 thou. ha to 76 thou. ha
  • Zhytomyr: by 28.08 thou. ha to 114 thou. ha
  • Rivne: by 24.06 thou. ha to 45 thou. ha
  • Vinnytsya: by 11.74 thou. ha to 124 thou. ha

Follow the updates with the Sowing Online 2019/20 Project created in partnership with BASF.

Previously reported that recent precipitation in the Black Sea region has eased the emergence of corn, sunflower and soybean.Soybean production in Ukraine and worldwide (click for full resolution)

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