Grain reserves in Ukraine are a third higher than last year

Stocks of grain and leguminous crops in Ukraine as of May 1, 2026 amounted to 12.7 million tons, which is 4.8 million tons more than the indicator on the same date a year earlier, according to data from the State Statistics Service.

It is noted that by the reporting date, 8.1 million tons of grain and leguminous crops were stored in agricultural enterprises, which is 52.8% more than the indicator on the same date a year earlier, and 4.6 million tons (+74.5%) were stored in processing and storage enterprises.

In particular, by the beginning of this month, there were 4.4 million tons of wheat (+67.5% compared to May 1, 2025), 7.1 million tons of corn for grain (+58.7%), 589.2 thousand tons of barley (+66.5%), 39.5 thousand tons of rye (+7.6%), and 2.05 million tons of sunflower seeds (-9.1%).

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