Agricultural and Rural Ukraine
Current War Situation in Ukraine
May 7 , 2025
Massive Attack
- Ballistic missile and 28 drones attacked Kyiv.
- On the night of 6–7 May, the russians launched 4 ballistic missiles and 142 drones.
- Two people had been killed and eight injured, including four children,
April 30, 2025
- On the night of April 30, russian forces attacked Ukraine with drones.
- Kharkiv and Dnipro came under enemy fire.
- Forty-seven people were wounded. A 54-year-old man has been killed.
Planting Season 2025
May 9, 2025
As of May 9, over 9.5 mln ha have been planted with spring crops, which is 70% of the planned area, including:
- Corn — 2.9 mln ha (73%)
- Barley — 733.4 K ha (94%)
- Spring wheat — 212.6 K ha (93%)
- Peas — 208.9 K ha (96%)
- Oats — 157 K ha (97%)
- Buckwheat — 16.3 K ha (18%)
- Millet — 15.7 K ha (20%)
Planting Season 2025
May 9, 2025
Technical crops have been planted on an area of 5.2 mln ha, which is 66% of the forecast:
- Sunflower — 3.5 mln ha (69%)
- Soybeans — 1.3 mln ha (55.9%)
- Sugar beets — 217.1 K ha (99%)
Export
May, 2025
The export of grain and leguminous crops in the 2024/25 MY amounted to 36.2 mln tons, which is 6.7 mln tons or 16% less than in the same period last season.
- Wheat exports amounted to 14.2 mln tons (13% less than last year).
- Thus, 88% of the total wheat volume agreed upon in the grain memorandum (16.2 mln tons) has been exported.
- Barley exports amounted to 2.28 mln tons (2% more than last season).
- Rye shipments reached 10.8 K tons, which is 8 times more than last season.
- Corn exports exceeded 19.2 mln tons (19% less than last season).
- Flour exports amounted to 59.9 K tons, which is 32% less than last season.
In April, dairy exports amounted to almost 12 K tons worth $38.68 million.
Among the main export products:
- Butter — 33%
- Condensed milk and cream — 26%
- Ice cream — 18%
- Cheese — 15%
Exports by Road
May, 2025
- The volume of agricultural exports from Ukraine by road in April amounted to 293.5 K tons, which is 9.6% less than in March.
- The decrease in the passage of agricultural products was observed at all borders.
- The largest decrease was recorded at the Slovak border — by 20.5%, to 15.5 K tons.
- Agricultural exports through Romanian and Polish border crossing points decreased by 15.8% and 8.6% — to 71.2 K tons and 122.6 K tons, respectively.
- The smallest drop in export volumes was recorded at the Hungarian and Moldovan borders, where the indicators decreased by 3.5% and 1.3% — to 37.6 K tons and 46.1 K tons, respectively, experts state.
- The main export goods for the month were sunflower oil — 31.4 K tons, sugar — 26.3 thousand tons.