In Mykolaiv region, almost the entire corn crop was lost, in Kherson region, grain only yielded with irrigation.

Due to the lack of precipitation, farmers in Mykolaiv region lost almost the entire corn harvest and half of the sunflower harvest. In Kherson region, farmers will only be able to obtain a harvest with irrigation.

Due to the lack of precipitation, farmers in the Mykolaiv region lost almost their entire corn harvest and half of the sunflower harvest. This was reported by the head of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration, Vitaly Kim, as reported by Kurkul.com with reference to Hromadske.ua. This year, the sown area in the region was approximately the same as in 2024—about 20 million hectares, to which 270 thousand hectares of demined land were added. As of August 1, farmers had harvested 15.5 million tons of grain. Last year, at this date, the figure was 63.5% higher. In turn, the Ukrainian Association of Agribusiness notes that the critical situation with the shortfall in the harvest is observed only in the south of Ukraine and partially in the east. At the same time, in the central, northern, and western parts of Ukraine, the yield is expected to be at last year's level or not significantly lower. In particular, according to the press service of the Kherson Regional State ...