Ukrainian farmers already sown 293,000 ha with spring crs – Agrarian Picy Ministry

"All categories of househds have sown 293 thousand ha with grain and leguminous crs, including 76.1 thousand ha with spring wheat, 168.1 thousand ha with spring barley, 35.3 thousand ha with peas, and 14, 2,000 ha with oats,” the report says.

Almost 210,000 ha were sown with grain and leguminous crs over the past week, with Ternil region being in lead – 47.2 thousand ha. In total, farmers of this region have already sown 67.6 thousand ha with spring crs.

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In Vinnytsia, Vyn, Rivne, Khmelnytskyi and Cherkasy regions, farmers have started sowing sugar beets. Odesa region has started sunflower seed sowing.

 As reported by Ukrinform, the Ministry of Agrarian Picy and Food projects that 5,700.1 thousand ha will be sown with spring crs in 2023, which is 206.5 thousand ha less than last year.