Ukraine. 365 Th ha planted to spring barley

20 March, 2019 at 17:03

As of March 18, 2019, planting of early spring grains had started almost all over Ukraine, except for some northern, western and eastern regions. It was already 22% complete (509 Th ha planted by the reporting date), reports UkrAgroConsult.

Spring fertilization of winter grains continues: growers had already fertilized 6232 Th ha of these crops (82% complete) by the reporting date. In particular, the fertilized area included 5235 Th ha of winter wheat (81% complete), 85 Th ha of winter rye (74%) and 908 Th ha of winter barley (90%).

Ukraine. Sowing progress, March 18, 2018

Crops

Projected area, Th ha

Planted, Th ha

%

Early spring grains and pulses

2284

509

22

Spring wheat

175

24

14

Spring barley

1571

365

23

Oats

192

12

6

Peas

347

108

31