Crop production

Ukrainian farmers are reducing the areas sown with major cereal crops for several reasons. In particular, less barley has been planted due to weather conditions that caused crop losses. At the same time, the area under peas is increasing, although it remains 20 thousand hectares smaller than last year.

Exporting Ukrainian grain via alternative routes inevitably increases logistics costs. Freight rates at Danube ports have more than doubled over the past month and continue to rise.

The State Statistics Service of Ukraine has released data on the area planted with sugar beet in 2026.

Ukraine has 12,800 hectares of vineyards, but the total vineyard area has been declining in recent years.

The Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA) has raised its forecast for Ukraine’s 2026 grain and oilseed harvest to 84.6 million tonnes, up from the 83.6 million tonnes projected in June.

International demand for Ukrainian wheat remains stable despite the effective suspension of grain exports through the ports of Greater Odesa due to intensified Russian attacks.

Artichoke varieties have been included in the State Register of Plant Varieties Suitable for Distribution in Ukraine for the first time.

The war has become a key driver behind changes in crop planting patterns.

More than 5,000 hectares of grain crops have burned as a result of Russian attacks in the right-bank part of the Kherson region as of July 6, 2026.

An estimated 12.4 million Ukrainians, including minors, grow potatoes for their own household consumption.

Stocks of cereals and legumes in Ukraine as of June 1, 2026, amounted to 9.5 million tonnes, which is nearly 4 million tonnes more than on the same date last year.

Ukraine’s tomato production for processing is expected to reach 550 thousand tonnes this year, which is 17% higherthan the volume harvested in 2025.

The Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA) forecasts Ukraine’s 2026 grain and oilseed harvest at 83.6 million tonnes, compared to an estimated 80 million tonnes in 2025.

The late spring crops sowing campaign is in its final stage, and the sowing rate is gradually decreasing.

Statistics on the area under lavender fields in Ukraine are not maintained, but experts believe they may reach 800 ha.

Ukraine is bringing its legislation closer to EU standards. All directives have been consolidated into one document, which has already been voted on and will enter into force in August 2026 — the Law «On State Regulation of Genetic Engineering Activities and State Control over the Placement on the Market of Genetically Modified Organisms and Products».

Ukrainian agricultural producers have completed the sugar beet sowing campaign.

A new garlic variety, Ocheretynskyi Purple, which has been officially entered into the state register, is now being introduced into industrial production in Ukraine.

The favorable weather of the last week allowed us to intensify the sowing campaign, but there is still a significant lag compared to previous years.