Sowing campaign in Ukraine is successful, 75% of areas are sown - Shmygal

The Cabinet of Ministers Head Denys Shmygal shared the news in his Telegram channel.

"The sowing campaign, despite unprecedented challenges, was successful. According to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, 75% of last year's area was sown," he said.

Farmers are already preparing for the harvest. The main challenges include logistics and storing future crops.

"First thing is the need to harvest. The Ministry of Infrastructure is working to increase capacity on the western border of Ukraine. Because of Russia's blockade of Ukrainian ports, we have 23.5 million tons of grain and oilseeds," said the head of government.

He called harvesting the second challenge and added that the Ministry of Agrarian Policy is considering organizing mobile storage, taking into account international experience. This would allow Ukraine to increase storage volumes by 10-15 million tons.

Smygal called the third challenge the provision of fuel for farmers, which government officials are already working hard to address.