Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad regions account for 31% of Ukraine’s winter grain planting

Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad regions became leaders in Ukraine in terms of winter grain crop areas for the 2027 harvest. As of 4 November, farmers in these three regions sowed 1.372 million ha, or 30.9% of the total Ukrainian areas, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine reported.

The largest areas of winter grains were recorded in Mykolaiv region - 500 thousand ha. Of these, 401 thousand ha were sown with wheat and triticale, 97 thousand ha with barley, and 2 thousand ha with rye.

Dnipropetrovsk region is in second place, where winter grains were sown on 475.6 thousand ha. The majority of the sowing areas are wheat and triticale - 421.8 thousand ha. Another 52.1 thousand ha are allocated for barley and 1.7 thousand ha for rye.

Kirovohrad region is in third place with an indicator of 396.7 thousand ha. In particular, 360.5 thousand ha are allocated for wheat and triticale, 34.8 thousand ha for barley, and 1.4 thousand ha for rye.

Other major regions for winter grain sowing include Odesa region with 395 thousand ha, Poltava - 281.2 thousand ha, Cherkasy - 225.4 thousand ha, and Khmelnytskyi - 223.3 thousand ha.

In total, in these seven regions, winter grains were sown on 2.497 million ha, or 56.1% of the total Ukrainian areas.

Meanwhile, the geography of winter rapeseed sowing differs somewhat from that of grains.

Odesa region became the leader in this crop with 195 thousand ha, while Vinnytsia region took second place with 125 thousand ha. Next are Mykolaiv region - 98 thousand ha, Khmelnytskyi - 85.7 thousand ha, and Ternopil - 79.3 thousand ha.

Thus, Mykolaiv region is simultaneously among the top three regions for winter grain and rapeseed sowing, while Odesa region is the largest producing region for winter rapeseed area.

In total, as of 4 November 2026 farmers in Ukraine sowed winter grains on 4.448 million ha, or 85.4% of the forecast. Winter rapeseed sowing areas amounted to 1.152 million ha, or 104.2% of the plan.

The total area of winter grains and rapeseed reached 5.599 million ha.

Compared to the same date last year, the total area of these crops decreased by approximately 309 thousand ha, or 5.2%. At the same time, the reduction in grain sowing areas was partially offset by an increase in rapeseed areas.

Operational indicators of the sowing campaign characterize the actually sown areas as of the reporting date and may change after the completion of autumn field work.

Source: Ministry of Agrarian Policy, operational data on winter crop sowing as of 4 November 2026.