SOYBEAN PRODUCTION TREND IN UKRAINE AND THE WORLD
Abstract
Purpose. To substantiate and analyze the current state of global soybean production and the possibilities of soybean cultivation in Ukraine and the world, using statistical data processing. Methods. Data from the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, the United States Department of Agriculture, and scientific publications were used. System-analytical, comparative, statistical, and graphical research methods were used. Results. According to research data, sown areas in Ukraine have remained virtually unchanged over the past two years, hovering around two million hectares. On a global scale, however, sown areas are increasing annually. Over the last decade, there has been an increase of 23.5 million hectares. According to data from the USА Department of Agriculture, the total area planted with soybeans in 2025 was 144.2 million hectares. The leading countries account for 121.1 million hectares of sown area, representing 84 % of the global total. Ukraine ranks ninth globally, with a sown area of 2.08 million hectares, constituting 1.44 % of the world's total. Turkey led in yield in 2025 with 3.9 tons hectares, followed by Brazil – 3.6 t/ha, the USA – 3.5 t/ha, Paraguay – 3.2 t/ha, and Argentina – 2.9 t/ha. In Ukraine, the soybean yield in 2025 was 2.4 t/ha. Ukraine's total soybean harvest averages around 4 million tones. Globally, approximately 427 million tons of soybeans were harvested in 2025. The world's leading soybean producers are Brazil (180 million tons harvested), the USA (115.99 million tons), and Argentina (48.0 million tons). The largest sown areas of soybeans in Ukraine are located in Poltava region (302.3 thousand hectares), Khmelnytskyi region (278.5 thousand hectares) and Zhytomyr region (201.6 thousand hectares). In terms of gross harvest, Khmelnytskyi region leads (665.7 thousand tons collected), Lviv region is in second place (457.8 thousand tons collected), Zhytomyr region closes the top three with gross harvests at the level of 428.6 thousand tons. In Ukraine, there is a tendency to increase soybean sowing areas to 4 million hectares and production to 10 million tons. Conclusions. It is noted that Ukraine is among the top ten soybean producers and has a high potential for increasing the gross harvest of this crop. It was established that the largest soybean sowing areas in Ukraine are located in Poltava (302.3 thousand hectares), Khmelnytskyi (278.5 thousand hectares) and Zhytomyr regions with a sowing area of 201.6 thousand hectares. Khmelnytskyi region leads in gross harvest (665.7 thousand tons harvested), Lviv region ranks second (457.8 thousand tons harvested), and Zhytomyr region closes the top three with a gross harvest of 428.6 thousand tons. The possibilities for increasing the production of its products in our country have not yet been exhausted, but it is necessary to study the trend of increasing the sown areas and give an objective assessment of this direction
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