The focus should be on lentils; farmers like this crop. The average lentil yield this year was 2.2 t/ha, and despite logistics problems, the price has not declined too much and currently stands at UAH 19,000/t. In addition, Ukraine is able to grow very high-quality lentils and bring them to the global market earlier — around a month ahead of russia and Kazakhstan and three months ahead of Canada and Australia. In this way, Ukrainian farmers meet the needs of importing countries at the early stages of the season, primarily Türkiye. Therefore, lentils are considered a promising crop, while Ukrainian farmers also traditionally continue to grow peas.
Farmers in Southern Ukraine May Use Areas Not Sown with Winter Crops for Pulses
28 September 2026, 13:42 202
In southern Ukraine, farmers are reducing the area sown with winter crops by around 30–40%. For now, farmers are taking a wait-and-see approach to better understand the market situation, but in spring they will have to decide which crops to grow.
This was stated by Onur Vatan, Director of Agro Nomia LTD, during AgroFoodSummit in Mersin, Türkiye.
«Due to blocked ports and low grain prices, farmers are being forced to reduce winter crop sowings, and in spring they will need to sow these areas with spring crops. However, corn is now practically no longer grown in the southern regions, while sunflower does not produce good yields because of dry weather conditions. Therefore, we assume that in spring farmers will sow areas not occupied by winter crops with pulses — peas and lentils — as well as niche crops such as millet and sorghum,» Onur Vatan noted.
Speaking about pulses, he said that Ukrainian farmers have not yet selected suitable seed material that would allow them to achieve the required yields and grain size. As a result, because they are not achieving the planned volumes, agricultural producers are not actively moving into this crop segment. At the same time, farmers work consistently with peas and quite successfully with lentils, gradually increasing the area under the crop. In recent years, the area sown with lentils in the southern regions has tripled.
Onur Vatan, Director of Agro Nomia LTD:
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