The sown area under fodder crops is 4.3% less this year

For the 2024 harvest, Ukraine has seen a decrease in the sown area for fodder crops, with a total of 1.2 million hectares, marking a 4.3% decrease from the previous year, as reported by the State Statistics Service. This includes annual and perennial grasses, fodder beets, corn, and melon crops. Large enterprises have reduced their sown area by 9%, while households have reduced theirs by 2.6%. The data provided does not include territories temporarily occupied by Russia and conflict areas.

For the 2024 harvest, 1.2 million hectares of fodder crops were sown in Ukraine - 4.3% less than last year. These are annual and perennial grasses, fodder beets, corn, and melon crops. This was reported in the State Statistics Service. In particular, enterprises reduced the sown area under fodder crops this year by 9%, as compared to 2023, to 323.9 thousand hectares. Households entered the 2024 season with 893.3 thousand hectares of fodder crops, which is 2.6% less than the previous year. The State Statistics Service notes that the data are given without taking into account the territories ...