As of September 7, grains and pulses had been harvested from 9885 thousand ha (69% of the intended area) compared with 10419 thousand ha on September 7, 2015. Farmers obtained 38.525 MMT with average yields at 3.9 MT/ha (on the same date in 2015 – 37.404 MMT with the average productivity of 3.59 MT/ha).
Buckwheat was harvested from 85 thousand ha (57%), 109 KMT obtained with the average yield of 1.28 MT/ha (1.21 MT/ha last year). 133 KMT of millet were harvested from 73 thousand ha (71% of the intended area) with the average yield of 1.83 MT/ha. As of September 7, 2015 nearly 177 KMT of millet had been gathered from 89 thousand ha with the average yield of 2 MT/ha.
37 thousand ha of corn had been threshed and 144 KMT obtained with the average yield of 3.9 MT/ha. Pace of corn harvesting is higher than last year. As of September 7, 2015 27 thousand ha had been threshed and 117 KMT obtained with the average yield of 4.39 MT/ha. (UkrAgroConsult/Business World Magazine)