Ukraine: Sowing of winter crops

According to the project Sowing online 2017/18 in Ukraine 95% of the areas intended for winter crops are already prepared.

As of October 9, in most regions of Ukraine (except for Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Khmelnytsky, Cherkassy, Kirovograd and Zaporozhye regions) sowing of the winter rapeseed have already ended. In addition, in the Kharkiv region sowing of the winter barley has also been completed. Sowing of winter wheat is rapidly coming to an end.

In many areas, sowing of the winter rapeseed has exceeded the planned rates. Therefore, in Poltava region, the sown area is 12 thousand hectares or 162% of the intended areas. A similar situation has developed in Rivne, Zhytomyr, Sumy and Kharkov regions. Moreover, in Chernihiv region the planned rates have been almost doubled (sown area is 33 thousand hectares, which is 190.75%).

The latest data show that 4.5 million hectares were sown with winter wheat (which equals to 74% of the total area allocated for this crop); winter barley was sown on an area of 335,000 hectares (which equals to 36% of the total area allocated for this crop); winter rye was sown on the area of 122,000 hectares or 76% of the total area.

In Ukraine, the sowing of winter crops is one of the key branches of agriculture. Thanks to the work of breeders and the use of new technologies, the yield of winter crops in the country is constantly increasing. Today in Ukraine, popular winter crops are wheat, barley, rapeseed and triticale.

One of the main achievements of Ukrainian breeders is the breeding of new varieties of winter wheat, which are distinguished by high yield and disease resistance. In addition, farmers are increasingly adopting innovative technologies for winter crops, such as precision farming, the use of herbicides and nano-based fertilizers.

The high yield of winter crops is of great importance for Ukraine, which is one of the largest grain exporters in the world. Increasing the sown area and improving technologies allows us to strengthen our positions in world markets and meet the growing demand for grain.