Sunflower yield in Kirovohrad region of Ukraine in 2024 decreased by 18%, beet and rapeseed - by 25%, corn - by 40%

The Kirovohrad region in Ukraine has seen a significant decrease in its grain and leguminous crops harvest this year, with a 25% drop compared to the previous year, primarily due to abnormally high temperatures. Despite this, the region managed to produce the largest sunflower harvest in the country, totaling 1.288 million tons. However, the lack of rainfall in the south of the region in the summer led to a loss of part of the harvest, with sunflower yields decreasing by half to two thirds, corn by four times, and soybeans by five to eight times. Experts believe that the meteorological conditions, particularly the absence of a proper winter and the unfavorable weather in May and June, significantly impacted the harvest.

This year, farmers in the Kirovohrad region harvested over 3 million tons of grain and leguminous crops. This is 25% less than last year, according to the website of the Public. “This is due to the abnormally high temperature. We harvested 728 thousand tons less corn than expected, which is almost 40%. 277 thousand tons of sunflower — almost 18%. Sugar beets are 102 thousand tons less — 25%, and rapeseed is 56 thousand tons less — 25%,” says Valeria Furmanova, head of the Department of Agroindustrial Development. Despite the summer drought, farmers in the Kirovohrad region harvested the largest sunflower harvest in Ukraine among other regions — 1 million 288 thousand tons. Despite the summer drought, Olga Holoborodko, the head of the farm from the village of Synyukha, is satisfied with this year's harvest. Sunflowers were harvested at 33 centners per hectare, which is three more than last year. Corn, sunflowers, spring barley, lentils, buckwheat, red millet, and white mustard are ...