Sowing

The resilience of Ukraine’s agricultural sector has become an example for European partners, as it is based on unprecedented adaptability to change and flexibility in decision-making.

The agricultural sector needs around UAH 200 billion in working capital financing to carry out the main autumn fieldwork.

The area under winter crops for the 2027 harvest will most likely be smaller than during the 2026 sowing campaign. Under an adverse scenario, the reduction could reach up to 1.0 million hectares.

The blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports is putting the spring sowing season at risk.

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.

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

Ukrainian agricultural producers have completed the sugar beet sowing campaign.

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.

A cold and prolonged spring, along with excessive soil waterlogging after winter snow, has led to a forced delay in the sowing campaign for spring crops, especially late ones.

Agricultural producers in Zakarpattia region have completed the sowing of early cereal crops and are continuing an active spring campaign to plant vegetables, potatoes and late crops.

The production cost of major crops will increase by 14-17% this year, including wheat by 14%, corn by 17%, and sunflower by 16%.

Odesa-based holding Tecom Agro Group plans to grow oil flax for the first time. With high yields and properly adjusted technology, flax can compete with sunflower. Moreover, the volume of flax processing is growing all the time, so this is a promising area.