Citing data from the country's customs, the Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Digital Transformation and Digitalization of the Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Food of Ukraine, Denys Bashlyk, said that since the start of the 2023-2024 marketing year, Ukraine has exported 2,85790,000 tons of grain and legumes, of which 47030,000 tons were shipped this month.
Since the start of the season, which began in July 2023, 1,12370,000 tons of wheat, 15960,000 tons of barley, 154390,000 tons of corn and 1,000 tons of rye.
The total volume of flour exports from Ukraine as of February 26 was estimated at 7., concluded the Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine30,000 tons, including 6930,000 tons of wheat.
Bashlyk reportedly informed that in 2023 the area of grain and beans harvested in Ukraine was 106.09 million hectares, which is 97% of the plan, and 5899 were harvested30,000 tons of grain.
The 2024 winter wheat planting area in Ukraine is 41660,000 hectares (a decrease of 8340,000 hectares), winter barley is planted in 5360,000 hectares (a decrease of 2.)550,000 hectares) and rapeseed planted area is 13740,000 hectares (increased by 1.)10,000 hectares).
By the end of 2023, farmers could harvest 81.3 million tonnes of grain and oilseeds, including 59.7 million tonnes of grain and 21.6 million tonnes of oilseeds, according to the latest improvements from the Ministry of Agricultural Policy.
Ukrainian farmers intend to increase the area planted with soybeans and sugar beets and reduce corn planting, the Ministry of Agricultural Policy reported after conducting a survey of farmers' readiness for the spring 2024 crop planting campaign.
According to the report, 70% of respondents said they plan to increase soybean acreage by an average of 21% from 2023.
According to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine through the State Land Register, during the spring planting season, Ukrainian farmers will give priority to the cultivation of beans, which will increase by 11% and spring barley by 7%. Spring rape is expected to increase by 24 percent, sugar beet by 17 percent and corn by 9 percent. The area under the sunflower may be reduced.
According to the country's Ministry of Agricultural Policy, in general, the spring crop area in 2024 could be 500,000 hectares less than in the previous season, or 37%。