Ukraine’s early sowing of spring grains and legumes is in
the final stages with 2.3 million hectares or 98% of the forecast planted.
This includes 168,000 hectares of spring wheat or 95% of the
forecast and 1.56mha of spring barley or 95% of the forecast.
Other crops include 4.2mha of sunflowers or 78% of the
forecast, 3.5mha of corn also 78% of the forecast and 1.1mha of soya or 56% of
the forecast.
Sugar beets plantings are up at 306kha or 104% of the
forecast and our friend buckwheat is progressing with 34kha in the ground
representing 24% of the forecast.