Agricultural producers in all regions of Ukraine have started winter rapeseed planting for the 2023 harvest. Weather conditions are particularly favourable for the winter rapeseed campaign — 841 thou. ha has been planted, which is 87% of the projected area, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine reports.
Winter rapeseed planting has been completed in seven regions: Volyn, Ivano-Frankivsk, Poltava, Zakarpattya, Rivne, Ternolip and Chernivtsi.
Practically all regions of Ukraine have launched winter crops sowing. As of September 12, 157 thou. ha was planted, which accounts for 3.3% of the proj. areas.
Planting progress by crops:
In the week of September 5-11, winter grains were planted on 149 thou. ha. Agriproducers of Chernihiv region, a northern region of Ukraine, progressed the most — they planted 21.3 thou. ha of winter crops (12.2% of the proj. area).
On the corresponding date last year, winter rapeseed sowing was 75% completed.
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