Sowing Online 2020/21: sunflower 88% planted in Ukraine

As of May 20, spring grain and leguminous crops were planted on 6.9 mln ha in Ukraine, which makes up 92% of the planned 7.52 mln ha, the data of the Sowing Online project show.

Early grains and legumes sowing has been fully completed in 5 regions. Twelve regions have finished sunflower planting.

Planted areas in Ukraine as of the reporting date:

• wheat: 175.2 thou. ha or 99% of the planned 176.6 thou. ha
• barley: 1.34 mln ha, 96% of 1.39 mln ha
• oats: 184.01 thou. ha, 95% of 194.05 thou. ha
• peas: 230.88 thou. ha, 98% of 235.4 thou. ha
• sugar beet: 227.14 thou. ha, 100% of 226.9 thou. ha
• corn: 4.88 mln ha, 92% of 5.33 mln ha
• sunflower: 5.6 mln ha, 88% of 6.4 mln ha
• soybean: 1.05 mln ha, 75% of 1.4 mln ha
• buckwheat: 33.89 thou. ha, 43% of 79.6 thou. ha
• millet: 62.13 thou. ha, 53% of 116.8 thou. ha

Grains bulk yield in Ukraine in 2021 is forecasted 8.8% higher YoY by the National Scientific Center Institute of Agrarian Economics.

USDA in its May report put the forecast for wheat production in Ukraine in 2021/22 at 29 mln t, 14% higher YoY, and corn at 37.5 mln t, 24% above the 2020/21 estimate.