Ukraine Crop Conditions

As of February 25 the Ukraine Ag Ministry report winter grains were rated 90% in good or satisfactory condition (unchanged from the previous week), with 10.0% (also unchanged) in poor condition.

Ice cover remains over 7.2% of planted area, up from 6.7% a week ago, they said.

The winter grains area was 8.6 million hectares confirmed the Ministry, up 3.7% from the previous year. The area given over to winter wheat is 6.7 million ha, up 2.6%, with barley sowings at 1.6 million ha (up 25.4%) and rapeseed planted on 1.4 million ha, down 1.4%.