E-Malt.com News article: Ukraine: Farmers report 683.4 thousand hectares planted to barley to-date

In the territory controlled by Ukraine, 1 million 260 thousand hectares of grain and pulses have already been sown, UkrAgroConsult reported on April 12.

The following areas planted to-date are being reported for the main crops and pulses:

wheat – 173.9 thousand hectares
barley – 683.4 thousand hectares
peas – 147.7 thou hectares;
oats – 117 thou hectares.

Over the past week, the country’s agrarians sowed 408.6 thou hectares of grains and pulses. Most of all:

• In Kyiv region – 23 thousand hectares of wheat, 39.3 thousand hectares of barley, 4.7 thousand hectares of peas and 3.6 thousand hectares of oats.
• In Ternopil region – 18.9 thou hectares of wheat, 63.6 thou hectares of barley, 3.6 thou hectares of peas and 5.1 thou hectares of oats.
• In Khmelnytsky region – 14.8 thou hectares of wheat, 59.1 thou hectares of barley, 2.6 thou hectares of peas and 2.5 thou hectares of oats;
• In Zhytomyr region – 13.7 thou hectares of wheat, 15.9 thou hectares of barley, 2.6 thou hectares of peas and 17.9 thou hectares of oats.
• In Vinnytsia region – 11.5 thou hectares of wheat, 52.3 thou hectares of barley, 6 thou hectares of peas and 1.1 thou hectares of oats.
• In Poltava region – 6.5 thou hectares of wheat, 73 thou hectares of barley, 8.5 thou hectares of peas and 2.3 thou hectares of oats. Farmers in Poltava region have completed sowing early grains and pulses.

Sunflower was sown on 470.1 thou hectares.

Sugar beet is planted on 157.6 thou hectares. The largest area is in Vinnytsia region – 42 thou hectares.

Farmers in 15 regions have started sowing corn. 120 thou hectares have already been sown.

Agrarians in Mykolaiv, Odesa, Khmelnytskyi and Kherson regions have started sowing buckwheat and millet.

Soybeans are being sown in 9 regions.


12 April, 2024