Ukraine’s sowing campaign enters the final stretch

As of June 1, Ukrainian farmers had planted 5.84 mln ha of spring grains and pulses, representing 97% of the forecast area. Over the past week, the planted area increased by 205.1 thsd ha, according to the Ministry of Economy.

Corn remains the largest crop, with 4.336 mln ha planted, or 98% of the planned area. Spring wheat and oats sowing has been virtually completed, reaching 186.2 thsd ha and 137.5 thsd ha respectively, both at 100% of the forecast. Barley has been planted on 713.4 thsd ha (95% of the forecast), peas on 259.5 thsd ha (95%), buckwheat on 51.1 thsd ha (90%), and millet on 37.6 thsd ha (94%).

Industrial crops have been sown on 6.88 mln ha, or 95% of the planned area. Sunflower accounts for 4.73 mln ha (95% of the forecast), while sugar beet covers 190 thsd ha (96%).

Soybean planting is also nearing completion. As of June 1, farmers had sown 1.959 mln ha, or 96% of the projected 2.04 mln ha. During the past week alone, soybean acreage increased by 221.4 thsd ha. The largest soybean areas were planted in Khmelnytskyi Oblast (240 thsd ha, 100%), Zhytomyr Oblast (176.1 thsd ha, 95.6%), Poltava Oblast (174.8 thsd ha, 100%), Vinnytsia Oblast (148.7 thsd ha, 103.5%), Sumy Oblast (136.87 thsd ha, 97.8%), and Ternopil Oblast (136.5 thsd ha, 102.2%).

Farmers in seven regions have already completed soybean sowing, while Vinnytsia and Ternopil exceeded their planned areas. Chernihiv Oblast (99.1%), Rivne Oblast (98.2%), and Sumy Oblast (97.8%) are also close to completion. The lowest progress among regions still sowing soybeans was recorded in Kharkiv Oblast at 65.3% of the forecast area, followed by Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (80.9%), Cherkasy Oblast (88.8%), and Lviv Oblast (89.3%). No soybean planting was reported in Kherson Oblast this year. Overall, Ukraine’s sowing campaign is entering its final stage, with the remaining work concentrated in regions where weather conditions and security challenges have slowed field operations.

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