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Ukrainian farmers will sow 22–23 million hectares with crops in 2026, if the front line does not change significantly. This opinion was expressed by Pavlo Koval, Director General of the Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation, in an interview with Mind.

He noted that almost 6 million hectares of the indicated area have already been sown with winter crops: 570 thousand hectares of winter barley and 1.1 million hectares of winter rapeseed, about 70 thousand hectares of winter rye and 4.8 million hectares of wheat.

Ukraine imported 3.285 million tons of fertilizers in 2025, which is 13% more than a year earlier.

“Growth occurred in almost all types of fertilizers, but the supply of nitrogen fertilizers increased significantly,” analysts note.

And they add that the market has significant transitional reserves of fertilizers in certain very important groups.

Scientists have found that the wheat yield plateau in northwestern Europe is driven primarily by agronomic management rather than climatic conditions. The findings come from a study by Wageningen University and Research, published in the scientific journal Nature Food.

We are actively looking at new models and developing our own models to utilize some of the artificial intelligence and machine learning to really help us provide an initial look at drought across the country, pulling in the right indicators for the right regions and for the right time of year,” said Trevor Hadwen, agroclimate specialist with Agriculture Canada, who helps lead the drought monitor along with David Lee.