Winter grain crops in Ukraine will ripen at least two weeks earlier than usual, Ukraine’s agriculture ministry said, citing that the change is due to abnormally high temperatures.
“The ripening of winter wheat in the current year will begin in mid-June and will last until early July, which is 2 to 2.5 weeks earlier than the average dates of many years,” the ministry said in a report on Friday.
The ministry explained that the conditions for growth and development of winter and spring grain crops at the end of May and early June were “generally satisfactory”.
The agriculture ministry said it maintained its grain harvest forecast for 2024 at 52.4 million metric tons despite the weather condition in May.
