As of June 9, 11 Ukrainian oblasts completed spring planting campaign. Generally, spring field works were done on 81.7% of the last year’s area, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy informed.
The overall planted area under the main spring crops should reach 14.163 mln ha, down 2.753 mln ha y/y.
Particularly, farmers planted:
- spring wheat – 191.1 thsd ha
- spring barley – 951.2 thsd ha
- oats – 159.2 thsd ha
- peas – 130.6 thsd ha
- buckwheat – 74.9 thsd ha
- millet – 48.5 thsd ha
- corn – 4.627 mln ha
- sunflower seed – 4.686 mln ha
- spring rapeseed – 33.4 thsd ha
- soybean – 1.212 mln ha
- sugar beet – 180.6 thsd ha
Several regions will start harvesting winter crops next week.