Ukraine begins sowing winter grain crops

That is according to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food , Ukrinform reports. As of September 16, winter wheat and triticale had been sown on 145,300 hectares, or 3.2% of the projected area; winter barley on 13,000 hectares, or 2.2%; and winter rye on 13,300 hectares, or 17.3% of the projected area. The leading regions in terms of winter grain sowing are Poltava region, where 46,100 hectares have been sown, including 43,700 hectares of winter wheat and triticale and 2,400 hectares of winter rye; Chernihiv region, where 18,600 hectares have been sown, including 13,600 hectares of winter wheat and triticale, 4,500 hectares of winter rye and 500 hectares of winter barley; and Dnipropetrovsk region, where 14,400 hectares have been sown, including...