Winter grains in Bukovina have been sown on 62% of the planned area.

The sowing campaign for winter crops for the 2027 harvest is underway in Chernivtsi region. As of October 20, farmers had sown 21.9 thousand hectares of winter grain crops, or 62% of the projected area. This was reported by the Chernivtsi Regional Military Administration. The total area forecast for winter crops in the region is 46.9 thousand hectares, or 99.6% of last year’s figure. Of this, 35.3 thousand hectares are planned for winter grain crops. As is traditionally the case, winter wheat will cover the largest area—28.5 thousand hectares. Farmers also plan to sow 6.6 thousand hectares of winter barley and 0.2 thousand hectares of winter rye. Meanwhile, sowing of winter rapeseed in the region has already been completed. ...