# Ukraine nears completion of winter cereal sowing with significant regional variations

> As of November 3, Ukrainian farmers had sown winter cereals on 4.45 million hectares, or 85.4% of the projected area. Wheat sowing stood at 87.1%, winter barley at 70.8%, and winter rapeseed exceeded plan at 104.2%.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-05T18:13:38.402Z
- Category: weather · region UA · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/82169-ukraine-nears-completion-of-winter-cereal-sowing-with-significant-regional
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Near-complete sowing with healthy rapeseed area supports Black Sea supply prospects for 2027, which tempers longer-term wheat and barley price gains.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-16 | [Weather, politics remain unpredictable as winter sowing nears - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65451-weather-politics-remain-unpredictable-as-winter-sowing-nears-grain-central.md) | +3.1% | +2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-11-30 | [Forecast of near record 51.5m tonne national winter crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49624-forecast-of-near-record-51-5m-tonne-national-winter-crop.md) | -0.9% | +8.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-09 | [Most growers near halfway on winter planting - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41372-most-growers-near-halfway-on-winter-planting-grain-central.md) | +0.2% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-23 | [Positive yield expectations for EU winter cereals - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24137-positive-yield-expectations-for-eu-winter-cereals-joint-research-centre.md) | -2.7% | -3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2020-11-24 | [Improved situation for EU winter cereal crops: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50097-improved-situation-for-eu-winter-cereal-crops-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -1.0% | +8.3% |

## Sources

- insights.tridge.com: https://insights.tridge.com/speaker-product-news-reports/KJLyFXpzJzgKuB1Gqsm5QUKHGgR43AVdqLVLVrpFnHEXyrvad88x7Kga

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