Kyiv Region Nears Completion of Harvest: 3.2 Million Tons of Grain Threshed

Farmers in the Kyiv region are approaching the completion of the 2026 harvest campaign. Currently, more than 795,000 hectares of grain, leguminous, and oilseed crops have been threshed in the region, with the total harvested volume exceeding 3.2 million tons, according to the Kyiv Regional State Administration.

Specifically, the gross harvest of grain and leguminous crops stands at over 2.34 million tons, while oilseed production has exceeded 894,000 tons. The harvesting of the main early grain crops in the region has already been fully completed. Farmers have successfully threshed 1.2 million tons of wheat with an average yield of 6.0 tons per hectare.

The gross harvest of barley in the region amounted to 298,000 tons, rye reached 19,000 tons, and peas accounted for 15,550 tons. Thus, the bulk of the early grain crop has already been formed, and further harvesting results will primarily depend on the gathering of late crops.

Currently, the largest field operations are focused on corn, the harvesting of which is ongoing. As of the reporting date, farmers have threshed 112,000 hectares of this crop and obtained about 756,900 tons of grain with an average yield of approximately 6.76 tons per hectare. In parallel, sugar beet harvesting is underway across 3,660 hectares in the region.

The gross harvest of oilseeds in the Kyiv region has already exceeded 894,000 tons. Sunflower accounts for the largest volumes with 451,000 tons threshed, soybean production stands at 256,700 tons, and rapeseed totals 160,700 tons. Processing of the grown sugar beet raw materials will be carried out by three sugar plants located in the Bila Tserkva and Brovary districts.