Ukraine plants over 1.6 mln ha of winter grains and rapeseed for 2026 crop
23 September 2025, 15:09
As of September 23, growers in Ukraine planted 1.6 million hectares of winter crops, according to the Ministry of Economy. This represents around 25% of the planned area. Winter grains are being planted across all regions of Ukraine.
In particular:
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winter wheat — 672,000 ha;
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winter barley — 37,700 ha;
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winter rye — 17,700 ha;
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winter rapeseed — 872,600 ha.
Poltava, Kirovohrad, and Dnipropetrovsk regions are among the leaders in grain sowing. The largest areas of winter rapeseed were sown in Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, and Ternopil regions.
