Among spring grain crops in Ukraine, the largest area of crops is barley – 656.2 thousand. Ha. Sowing of spring wheat covers 169.4 thousand ha, peas – 189.4 thousand ha, oats — 139.5 thousand. ha, corn — 69.5 thousand Ha. About this reported press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
Among the regions that demonstrate the highest rates of sowing, the following are leading:
- Odesa region — 113.2 thousand. ha (wheat – 6.5 thousand ha, barley – 35.2 thousand ha, peas – 62 thousand ha, oats – 1.5 thousand ha);
- Khmelnytskyi region — 92.4 thousand. ha (wheat — 10.9 thousand ha, barley — 74.5 thousand ha, peas — 2.6 thousand ha, oats — 2.5 thousand ha, corn — 0.8 thousand ha);
- Poltava region — 91.2 thousand. ha (wheat — 4.5 thousand ha, barley — 69.1 thousand ha, peas — 9.6 thousand ha, oats — 3.1 thousand ha, corn — 4.9 thousand ha);
- Ternopil region — 90.9 thousand. ha (wheat — 14 thousand ha, barley — 64.1 thousand ha, peas — 4.1 thousand ha, oats — 5.3 thousand ha, corn — 2.7 thousand ha);
- Vinnytsia region — 82.1 thousand. ha (wheat — 11,500 ha, barley — 53,000 ha, peas — 7,000 ha, oats — 1,100 ha, corn — 9,500 ha).
As of April 19, 1,247.2 thousand were sown in all regions of Ukraine. hectare with grain and leguminous crops. In addition, the cultivated area under sunflower is 244 thousand. ha, under sugar beet — 142.6 thousand. ha, under soy — 16.1 thousand. Ha.
