27 May, 2020 at 11:05
Planting of the main late spring grains in Ukraine is almost completed by May 21, 2020, UkrAgroConsult reports.
Planting of corn, buckwheat and sunflower is ahead of last year (+20%, +53% and +13%, respectively).
Ukraine. Planting progress, May 21, 2020
Crop |
Projected area, Th ha |
Planted, Th ha |
% |
|
2020 |
2019 |
|||
Corn |
5389.0 |
5254.3 |
4366.7 |
97.5% |
Buckwheat |
75.0 |
38.1 |
24.8 |
50.8% |
Millet |
78.0 |
40.8 |
41.0 |
52.3% |
Sunflower |
6196.2 |
5898.9 |
5232.5 |
95.2% |
Soybeans |
1446.3 |
1255.9 |
1251.5 |
86.8% |