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 |