As of September 7, 2023, according to the Department of Agricultural Development of Cherkasy Regional State Administration, 1 million 514 thousand tons of grains and legumes were harvested on an area of 270.7 thousand hectares. The average yield is 56 centners per hectare, which is 8.2 centners higher than last year on the same date.  Cherkasy farmers have completed harvesting the early group of grain crops and are now actively threshing cereals such as millet and buckwheat.

This season, 79.7% of the projected millet area has been threshed and 8.6 thousand tons of the valuable product has been harvested. As for buckwheat, 57.9% of the expected area was harvested and 3.3 thousand tons were threshed. This year's buckwheat yield is 15 centners per hectare.

In addition to grain crops, the company has started harvesting industrial oilseeds. Sunflower, which has been harvested on an area of 1,000 hectares, is of particular interest. The yield of this crop is also impressive - 26.5 centners per hectare. As for soybeans, 3.5 thousand tons were harvested, with a yield of 18.6 centners per hectare.

Along with this year's harvest, sowing of winter crops has already begun. In particular, 20.1 thousand hectares of winter wheat (10.4% of the planned amount), 1.1 thousand hectares of winter barley (9%) and 0.5 thousand hectares of winter rye (33.3%) have been sown.

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We should also mention the sowing of winter rapeseed, which has already been planted on an area of 48.3 thousand hectares, which is 93.6% of the plan. In total, all categories of farms in Cherkasy region are planning to sow 207.1 thousand hectares of winter crops, including 193.4 thousand hectares of winter wheat, 12.2 thousand hectares of winter barley and 1.5 thousand hectares of winter rye. In addition, 51.6 thousand hectares of winter rape are planned to be planted.

Over the past ten years, the yield of cereals and legumes in Cherkasy region has ranged from 40-60 centners per hectare. The highest yield was achieved in 2021 - 59.6 c/ha. The lowest was in 2017 - 40 c/ha. Compared to other regions of Ukraine, Cherkasy region is constantly among the top ten in terms of grain yields.

Cherkasy region is one of the most developed agricultural regions in Ukraine. Grains and legumes occupy about 70% of the region's sown area. The most common crops are wheat, barley, corn, sunflower, soybeans, and sugar beets. Cherkasy region's farmers use modern cultivation technologies, apply high-quality seeds and fertilizers, and implement innovative solutions to increase agricultural productivity and efficiency.