Ukrainian farmers continue to harvest sunflower.
As of October 24, 5171.1 thousand ha had been threshed, or 87% of the intended area – 5916.2 thousand ha, up by 6.5% YoY (4856 thousand ha). 11341.3 KMT had been obtained with the average yields of 2.19 MT/ha, which is all-time high for Ukraine. On the same date last year 10302 KMT had been harvested with the yield of 2.12 MT/ha.
Soybean had been threshed from 1480.5 thousand ha (81% of the forecast 1837.1 thousand ha) and 3210 KMT obtained with the yield of 2.17 MT/ha. Current yield is higher than in 2014/2015 MY (2.16 MT/ha). Last year soybean had been threshed from 1916 thousand ha and 3257 KMT obtained with the yield of 1.7 MT/ha. (UkrAgroConsult/Business World Magazine)