As of April 4, farmers across all regions of Ukraine have sown 926 thousand hectares of spring grains and legumes, and have begun sowing sunflowers.

This information is reported by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food.

According to the agency, the largest area of sowing is allocated to barley — 551.8 thousand hectares. Spring wheat has been sown on 116.5 thousand hectares, peas on 164.3 thousand hectares, and oats on 82.3 thousand hectares.

Leading regions in sowing pace:

Odesa region: 92.3 thousand hectares (wheat — 5.8 thousand hectares, barley — 30.1 thousand hectares, peas — 51.9 thousand hectares, oats — 1.3 thousand hectares);

Ternopil region: 87.4 thousand hectares (wheat — 14 thousand hectares, barley — 63.8 thousand hectares, peas — 4.1 thousand hectares, oats — 5.1 thousand hectares);

Poltava region: 83.2 thousand hectares (wheat — 4.2 thousand hectares, barley — 66.5 thousand hectares, peas — 9.4 thousand hectares, oats — 3.1 thousand hectares);

Mykolaiv region: 73.6 thousand hectares (wheat — 4.5 thousand hectares, barley — 42 thousand hectares, peas — 26.5 thousand hectares, oats — 0.6 thousand hectares);

Vinnytsia region: 72.6 thousand hectares (wheat — 11.5 thousand hectares, barley — 53 thousand hectares, peas — 7 thousand hectares, oats — 1.1 thousand hectares).

Additionally, sunflowers have been sown on 33 thousand hectares, sugar beets on 64.8 thousand hectares, and soybeans on 2.6 thousand hectares.

Also read: Challenges faced by farmers and the crops they are planting this year.

Reminder: Over 5.7 million hectares of spring grains and legumes are planned to be sown by 2025, maintaining the level of 2024.