Kirovohrad, Kyiv and Poltava Regions are Leaders in Sowing Spring Grains, Legumes and Oilseeds

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Last week, Ukrainian farmers sowed 585.2 thou hectares of grains and pulses, most of them in Chernihiv region (94.5 thou hectares). Poltava region planted the largest area of spring crops - 626 thou hectares.

In total, the area under sowing is 5 mln 278 thou hectares, of which spring wheat is planted on 261.9 thou hectares; spring barley - 763.3 thou hectares; peas - 135.6 thou hectares; oats - 145.5 thou hectares; corn - 3 681.5 thou hectares; buckwheat - 83.1 thou hectares; millet - 46.1 thou hectares; other grains and legumes - 161.2 thou hectares. Sugar beet was sown on the area of 240.9 thou hectares. Sunflower - 4,616.4 thou hectares, most of it in Kirovograd region (576 thou hectares). Soybeans were sown on an area of 1 635.5 thousand hectares, with Kyiv region leading the way (188.79 thousand hectares).

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