According to the Ministry of Economy, in some regions, winter crop losses may reach 30-40%

Ukrainian farmers are starting spring sowing, but this year in most regions of the country field work is starting later than usual due to deeper soil freezing and longer snowmelt in some regions. Traditionally, farmers in the southern regions - Mykolaiv, Odessa and Dnipropetrovsk regions - are the first to start sowing, and then other regions gradually join them.

"Farmers have stocks of the main resources needed for sowing for at least several weeks, and some for several months, since in order to obtain a harvest, it is necessary to carry out the necessary preparations in advance, in particular, to purchase fuel and fertilizers," said Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine Taras Vysotsky in an interview with the Suspilne TV channel.

Currently, there is no fuel shortage, and an increase in its cost will not have a critical impact on the economy of production, since the cost of fuel is 10-15% of the cost of growing major crops, so even if prices increase, the final cost will change within 1-2%.

According to the Ministry of Economy, the area sown with spring crops in 2026 will remain at the level of the previous year, including in front-line regions, where farmers plan to sow all available and safe areas.

Winter crops in Ukraine have survived the winter quite well, and in most regions there are no losses, or they do not exceed 3-5%. At the same time, in Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava and Cherkasy regions, winter crop losses can amount to 10-20%, in Vinnytsia - up to 20-30%, and in Kirovohrad - up to 30-40%.

However, given that winter crops make up only 20-30% of the crop structure, even fairly large losses will not pose a threat to the activities of farms, since in terms of the total volume of production, the losses will be much smaller, Vysotsky noted.