Harvest season begins in Ukraine

This year, farmers in the region are expected to harvest grain and leguminous crops from nearly 770,000 hectares. The largest share of acreage traditionally belongs to winter and spring wheat, covering more than 522,000 hectares. Barley accounts for almost 176,000 hectares, peas about 74,400 hectares, and rapeseed more than 175,000 hectares.

According to Kiper, the initial harvest results indicate good yield levels.

“Our region is traditionally among the country’s key breadbaskets and one of the leaders in agricultural production volumes. Therefore, the start of the harvesting campaign is an important event not only for the Odesa region but also for the food security of the entire country,” he said.