Over 460,000 ha sown with spring crops as 20 regions begin planting campaign
31 March 2026, 18:07
As of March 31, growers in 20 regions of Ukraine have started sowing spring crops. So far, 8% of the forecasted area under grains and pulses has been sown, totalling more than 461,000 hectares:
- 52.6 thousand ha of spring wheat;
- 245.8 thousand ha of spring barley;
- 109.5 thousand ha of peas;
- 49.2 thousand ha of oats.
According to the Ministry of Economy, the largest areas have been sown so far in Odesa and Mykolaiv regions — 86.4 thousand ha and 58 thousand ha, respectively.
Sowing of industrial crops has also begun:
- 12.8 thousand ha of sugar beet — in Volyn, Lviv, Rivne, and Ternopil regions;
- 1.2 thousand ha of sunflower — in Rivne region;
- 0.05 thousand ha of soybeans — in Lviv region.
In total, the area under spring crops is forecast at 6 million hectares (2025: 6.1 million ha).
