Because of the war the area under crops in Ukraine has decreased by about 25%

Because of russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, the agrarian sector has suffered enormous losses. This is a decrease in cultivated areas, reduced production, falling exports, expensive logistics and so on. All these factors and weather conditions will affect the spring sowing campaign. According to the preliminary data of the structural subdivisions of regional state administrations, as of December 30, the expected sowing areas of all categories of farms on the controlled territory of Ukraine for the harvest of 2023 shall be 21.8 million hectares, which is 6.8 million hectares less than in 2021 (28.6 million).