Sowing for the 2027 Harvest: Rapeseed Area Exceeds Forecast

Over the week, the sown area increased by 588.8 thousand hectares, with winter grains accounting for most of this increase, according to the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UCAB).

It is noted that 3.93 million hectares have been sown with winter grains, or 75.4% of the forecast area, including:

• wheat and triticale — 3.51 million hectares, or 77.4% of the forecast area;
• barley — 343.8 thousand hectares, or 57.9% of the forecast area;
• rye — 70.7 thousand hectares, or 92.1% of the forecast area.

Winter rapeseed has been sown on 1.12 million hectares, representing 101.4% of the initial forecast. The actual sown area has already exceeded the forecast by approximately 15.4 thousand hectares.

«As of 20 October, the autumn sowing campaign had already approached 80% of the overall forecast. Rapeseed sowing is effectively complete, while rye sowing is also close to completion. The largest areas still to be sown are under wheat and winter barley. However, there is very little time left to complete the sowing campaign,» noted Maksym Hopka, Head of the Analytical Department at UCAB.