Ukraine's largest farmers' union, the Ukrainian Agricultural Committee (UAC), said on Tuesday that insufficient rainfall and high temperatures could cut corn and sunflower yields in parts of southern and central Ukraine. Crops are entering the flowering stage and July weather will determine final output, UAC said. Ukraine is a major European corn grower and a leading global exporter of sunflower oil. For the 2026 harvest Ukraine planted about 4.4 mln ha of corn and nearly 5.0 mln ha of sunflower

Ukraine's largest farmers' union, the Ukrainian Agricultural Committee (UAC), said on Tuesday that insufficient rainfall and high temperatures could cut corn and sunflower yields in parts of southern and central Ukraine. Crops are entering the flowering stage and July weather will determine final output, UAC said. Ukraine is a major European corn grower and a leading global exporter of sunflower oil. For the 2026 harvest Ukraine planted about 4.4 mln ha of corn and nearly 5.0 mln ha of sunflower. Consultant APK-Inform this month forecast 2026 corn production at 30.10 mln t (2025: 30.90 mln t) and sunflower production at 13.40 mln t (2025: 10.80 mln t).