OREANDA-NEWS. October 08, 2008. Ukrainian farms have sown 5.145 million hectares with winter grain crops, which is 70% of the target.

Winter wheat was sown on 4.465 million hectares (71% of the target).

In all, agribusinesses by October 6 sowed 5.227 million hectares with winter crops or nearly 70% of the target (not including rapeseed), and 1.252 million hectares with winter rapeseed (98% of the target).

The Ukrainian Agriculture Ministry predicted that this year, winter crops would be sown on 7.5 million hectares (without winter rapeseed), including winter grain crops on 7.4 million hectares.

As reported, Ukraine sowed 8 million hectares with winter grain crops for the 2008 harvest, which is 16% up the level of 2007.