As of April 11, Ukrainian farmers have sown 1,058.6 thousand hectares of spring grains and legumes. In the Zaporizhzhia region, corn sowing has begun.

This information is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food.

According to the department's calculations, the largest area of sowing is occupied by barley – 612.2 thousand hectares. Spring wheat has been sown on 141.1 thousand hectares, peas on 182.8 thousand hectares, oats on 106.1 thousand hectares, and corn on 0.02 thousand hectares.

Leading regions in terms of sowing pace:

• Odesa region: 107.2 thousand hectares (wheat – 6.1 thousand hectares, barley – 33.5 thousand hectares, peas – 59.1 thousand hectares, oats – 1.4 thousand hectares);
• Ternopil region: 88.1 thousand hectares (wheat – 14 thousand hectares, barley – 64.1 thousand hectares, peas – 4.1 thousand hectares, oats – 5.3 thousand hectares);
• Poltava region: 86.3 thousand hectares (wheat – 4.5 thousand hectares, barley – 69.1 thousand hectares, peas – 9.6 thousand hectares, oats – 3.1 thousand hectares);
• Khmelnytskyi region: 84.9 thousand hectares (wheat – 10 thousand hectares, barley – 69.8 thousand hectares, peas – 2.6 thousand hectares, oats – 2.5 thousand hectares);
• Mykolaiv region: 75.6 thousand hectares (wheat – 4.5 thousand hectares, barley – 43 thousand hectares, peas – 27.5 thousand hectares, oats – 0.6 thousand hectares).

Additionally, 51.5 thousand hectares of sunflower, 76 thousand hectares of sugar beets, and 4.5 thousand hectares of soybeans have been sown.