Ukraine: 92% of winter crop area already planted

Ukrainian government has announced that 92% of the winter crop area for 2014/15 had been planted as of October 20.

Planting of winter crops began 12-15 days later than usual this year, as a result of a drop in temperature and night frosts occurring for most of the country at the beginning of the month. Weather conditions improved around 11-13 October, which consequently allowed planting to progress.

Winter barley was planted on 779 thousand ha, or 73% of the forecast area.

24 October, 2014