Ukraine: Buckwheat sowing area in Vinnytsia region was reduced by 2.5 times, area to be harvested is 5.5 thousand hectares

Buckwheat prices are projected to increase next fall due to a substantial reduction in sowing areas and a poor harvest caused by a prolonged drought in July. Farmers in Vinnytsia and other regions have cut buckwheat planting by 2.5 times compared to the previous year, resulting in only 5.5 thousand hectares being harvested in Vinnytsia. Overall, the sowing area for buckwheat has decreased from 124,000 hectares to 100,000 hectares, leading to a significant drop in the gross buckwheat harvest and consequently higher prices.

Buckwheat prices may rise next fall. Oleg Sidorov, director of the Department of Agro-Industrial Development of the Vinnytsia OVA, shared such forecasts. Disappointed with buckwheat prices, which were established at the end of 2023, the farmers of Vinnytsia this year reduced the sowing of this crop by 2.5 times compared to last year's area. As a result, only 5.5 thousand hectares of buckwheat fields will be harvested in Vinnytsia this year. A similar trend is observed in other regions. So, if at the beginning of 2023, farmers, inspired by high prices for buckwheat, sowed 124,000 hectares with this crop, then this year, when prices fell again, they planted only 100,000 hectares of buckwheat. And if we take into account that the ...