The largest area of winter grain crops in Ukraine was sown in Mykolaiv Oblast
368.8 thousand hectares were sown for the 2027 harvest
Mykolaiv Oblast topped the regional ranking for the area sown with winter grain crops for the 2027 harvest. As of October 7, farmers in the region had sown 368.8 thousand hectares — more than in any other region of Ukraine.
The area was distributed among the crops as follows:
- wheat and triticale — 288 thousand hectares;
- winter barley — 79.3 thousand hectares;
- rye — 1.5 thousand hectares.
The next largest areas sown with winter grain crops are in:
- Dnipropetrovsk Oblast — 2nd place, with a total area of 284.6 thousand hectares. Wheat and triticale account for 262.1 thousand hectares, barley for 21.2 thousand hectares, and rye for 1.3 thousand hectares.
- Poltava Oblast — 3rd place, with an area of 200.1 thousand hectares. Wheat and triticale account for 191.9 thousand hectares, barley for 3.2 thousand hectares, and rye for 5 thousand hectares.
The autumn sowing campaign in Ukraine is ongoing. As of the same date, the total area sown with winter grain crops nationwide had reached 2 million 520.2 thousand hectares, or 48.4% of the projected area.
The largest area has been allocated to winter wheat and triticale. Nationwide figures by crop are as follows:
- winter wheat and triticale — 2 million 252.5 thousand hectares, or 49.6% of the projected area;
- winter barley — 209.9 thousand hectares, or 35.4% of the projected area;
- rye — 57.8 thousand hectares, or 75.3% of the projected area.
Sowing of winter rapeseed in the country is nearing completion: 1 million 40.9 thousand hectares have been sown with this crop. That is 94.2% of the projected area.
Overall, in 2026, the area sown in Mykolaiv Oblast increased by 7% compared with the previous year.
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