Ukrainian farmers sow winter grain crops on 76% of planned area

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21:43, 20.10.2020

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In particular, winter wheat has been sown on 4.6 million ha, or 76% of the plan.

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Ukrainian farmers as of October 19 sowed 6.2 million hectares (ha) with winter grain, which accounted for 76% of the planned area.

Read alsoFarmers thresh almost 46 mln tonnes of grain, legumes of new harvestIn particular, winter wheat was sown on 4.6 million ha, or 76% of the target, barley on 628,300 ha (66%), rye on 104,300 ha (78%), and rapeseed on 829,800 ha (82%), Ukraine's Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture said on its website on October 20.

Leaders in terms of sowing rates are Odesa region (350,600 ha), Zaporizhia region (127,000 ha) and Mykolaiv region (126,700 ha). Moreover, the sowing campaign has been completed in Poltava region, the report said.

Weather conditions

According to the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences (NAAS), the weather in the second half of October is conducive to winter crops. In particular, the soil drought in most areas under the crops stopped after heavy rains across Ukraine.

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