According to the forecast of the Ministry of Agriculture, the yield of winter wheat and barley will be 5-7% lower than last year

"Thanks to the warm weather, the harvest in Ukraine began 2 weeks earlier than usual, and so far farmers have already collected more than 4 million tons of winter wheat, barley, rapeseed and peas," said Acting Director Minister of Agricultural Policy T. Vysotskyi.

Despite constant shelling from the Russian side, harvesting is very intensive, which allows us to hope for a good harvest at the level of 56 million tons.

More than 10% of the total gross harvest will be early (winter) crops, another 36% - corn, which will begin to be harvested in the fall.

"Due to severe drought, yield indicators in some regions of Ukraine are very low, while in the western and central regions they exceed last year's. In general, the yield of winter wheat and barley in the country is expected to be 5-7% lower than in 2023, which can be considered a good result considering the current challenges of the war," added T. Vysotskyi.

He also confirmed that the heat may have a negative impact on crops of late crops, in particular soybeans and corn, but so far the trend has not become widespread, so it is worth hoping for a good harvest of these crops.