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As of April 4, farmers across all regions of Ukraine have sown 926 thousand hectares of spring grains and legumes, and have started planting sunflowers.

This was reported by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food.

According to the ministry's data, the largest area of sowings currently belongs to barley – 551.8 thousand hectares. Spring wheat has been sown on 116.5 thousand hectares, peas on 164.3 thousand hectares, and oats on 82.3 thousand hectares.

Leading regions in sowing pace:

Odesa region: 92.3 thousand hectares (wheat – 5.8 thousand hectares, barley – 30.1 thousand hectares, peas – 51.9 thousand hectares, oats – 1.3 thousand hectares);

Ternopil region: 87.4 thousand hectares (wheat – 14 thousand hectares, barley – 63.8 thousand hectares, peas – 4.1 thousand hectares, oats – 5.1 thousand hectares);

Poltava region: 83.2 thousand hectares (wheat – 4.2 thousand hectares, barley – 66.5 thousand hectares, peas – 9.4 thousand hectares, oats – 3.1 thousand hectares);

Mykolaiv region: 73.6 thousand hectares (wheat – 4.5 thousand hectares, barley – 42 thousand hectares, peas – 26.5 thousand hectares, oats – 0.6 thousand hectares);

Vinnytsia region: 72.6 thousand hectares (wheat – 11.5 thousand hectares, barley – 53 thousand hectares, peas – 7 thousand hectares, oats – 1.1 thousand hectares).

Additionally, sunflowers have been sown on 33 thousand hectares, sugar beets on 64.8 thousand hectares, and soybeans on 2.6 thousand hectares.

Also read: Ukrainian Farmers: Challenges and Achievements of the Season.

Note, for 2025, it is planned to sow over 5.7 million hectares of spring grains and legumes, which corresponds to the level of 2024.