As of October 4, Ukrainian agrarians harvested 45.08 million tons of grains throughout the areas of 11.149 million ha, or 78% of the plan. The average yield totaled 4.04 ton/ha, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine reported. At the same time, on the same date last year the production volumes reached 43.5 million tons.
In particular, agrarians continued harvesting corn. As of the reporting date, Ukraine harvested 6.259 million tons of the grain throughout 1.173 million ha (28%). The average yield reached 5.34 ton/ha.
Ukraine also harvested 175 thousand tons of buckwheat throughout 139 thousand ha (93%). The average yield totaled 1.26 ton/ha. Agrarians harvested millet throughout 99 thousand ha (95%). The production volumes totaled 180 thousand tons, with the yield of 1.83 ton/ha.
Agricultural enterprises of Ukraine harvested 8.807 million tons of sunflower seed throughout 4.079 million ha (69%), with the average yield of 2.16 ton/ha.
Ukraine continued harvesting soybeans. Agrarians harvested 2.412 million tons of the oilseed throughout the areas of 1.124 million ha (61%), with the average yield of 2.15 ton/ha.
Ukraine continued realizing the planting campaign of winter grains. As of October 4, agrarians planted winter grains throughout 3.948 million ha (54% of the plan), down by 360 thousand ha YoY.
In particular, Ukraine planted winter wheat and triticale throughout 3.648 million ha (59%), winter rye – 119 thousand ha (81%), and winter barley – 181 thousand ha (18%). Ukraine also planted winter rapeseed throughout 722 thousand ha (100%), up by 145 thousand ha YoY. (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)