Soybean sowing begins in Ukraine, so far in one region
As of April 7, growers in Ukraine have sown 828.3 thousand hectares of grains and legumes, which is 14% of the forecasted area, according to the Ministry of Economy.
In particular, 111.1 thousand hectares of spring wheat have been sown, 420.9 thousand hectares of spring barley, 186.1 thousand hectares of peas, and 86.5 thousand hectares of oats.
The leading regions in terms of fieldwork progress are:
- Odesa region: 162 thousand hectares (wheat — 10 thousand ha, barley — 35 thousand ha, peas — 95 thousand ha, oats — 1.2 thousand ha);
- Ternopil region: 80.9 thousand hectares (wheat — 13.3 thousand ha, barley — 58.4 thousand ha, peas — 4.1 thousand ha, oats — 4.6 thousand ha);
- Mykolaiv region: 73.3 thousand hectares (wheat — 2.1 thousand ha, barley — 38.5 thousand ha, peas — 31.2 thousand ha, oats — 0.5 thousand ha).
In some regions, farmers have also started sowing other crops. In Dnipropetrovsk region, for example, 0.25 thousand hectares have been sown with millet.
At the same time, growers continue sowing industrial crops. In total, 60.7 thousand hectares have been sown, including 42.3 thousand hectares of sugar beet (21%).
In addition, agrarians in Volyn, Dnipropetrovsk, Lviv, Mykolaiv, Rivne, Sumy, and Ternopil regions have already sown 18.3 thousand hectares of sunflower.
Farmers in Lviv region have also sown 0.1 thousand hectares of soybeans.
