In 2009 agri benchmark won UCAB - the Association Ukrainian Agribusiness Club - as a valuable partner for extending the agri benchmark analysis to the Ukraine. This partnership is supported by the German Ministry of agriculture and the DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschaftsgesellschaft - German Agricultural Society).
Below you find some basic information on Ukrainian agriculture. Detailed information on UA2500ZH - one of the Ukrainian typical farms within the agri benchmark network located in the region Zhytomir - is provided as download. In the near future, further information on the other typical farms in Ukraine will follow.
Ukraine can be divided into three distinct agro-climatic zones. The steppe zone in the south has highest temperatures. Wheat is grown across Ukraine with hot spots in the central and western regions.
Rapeseed which currently covers a maximum of 1 million ha is predominantly grown in the western region.
On 45 % of its territory Ukraine cultivates mostly grains, oilseeds, potatoes, legumes and field vegetables. Besides this agricultural land, another 13 % are used as pastures and to produce hay. In 2008, a substantial amount of nearly 9 % was rotational fallow. This area could be brought into production once economic conditions woud trigger such a process and land use intensification woud be needed.
The graph below displays the downturn of the Ukrainian agricultural sector in the transition period, starting from early 1990s. Since 2000, the sector has been recovering again, new long overdue investments were made, more land cultivated and higher yields obtained.
In 2009, wheat, barley and sunflower were the major cultivated crops in Ukraine. Since the 1990s acreage of corn silage dramtically reduced as livestock numbers gradually declined. Due to low prices and a difficult market environment, sugar beet production also dropped. On the other hand, the harvested area of sunflower, corn, rapeseed and soybeans has been on the rise during last 10 years.
Arable farming in Ukraine (pdf-document, 738 kb)
Region Zhytomir in Ukraine - basic information (pdf-document, 205 kb)
UA2500ZH - detailed information (pdf-document, 174 kb)
CCC 2009: Country presentation Ukraine (pdf-document, 1.974 kb)
CCC 2007: Country presentation Ukraine
(pdf-Document, 651 kb)
Roman Slaston
UCAB -
Association Ukrainian Agribusiness Club
Kiev, Ukraine
Phone: + 380 44 201-4950
E-Mail:
slaston@agribusiness.kiev.ua
www.agribusiness.kiev.ua
»Arable Farming in Ukraine
(pdf-file)
»Region Zhytomir in Ukraine - Basic Information (pdf-file)
»UA2500ZH - Detailed Information (pdf-file)
