Reports from eastern Ukraine say farmers there are using favorable weather conditions to start 2025 spring field preparations. A regional governor estimated the Poltava region will plant 1.4 million hectares. The federal Ukraine government is forecasting 2025 planted acres could match 2024. Last year\'s crop area was around 11.0 mln ha of grains, and 8.9 mln ha of oilseeds

<div class=\"default-font-wrapper\" style=\"line-height: 1;font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\">Reports from eastern Ukraine say farmers there are using favorable weather conditions to start 2025 spring field preparations.  A regional governor estimated the Poltava region will plant 1.4 million hectares.  The federal Ukraine government is forecasting 2025 planted acres could match 2024.  Last year\'s crop area was around 11.0 mln ha of grains, and 8.9 mln ha of oilseeds</div>