As of November 8, Ukrainian agrarians harvested 57.23 million tons of grains throughout the areas of 13.017 million ha, or 91% of the plan. The average yield totaled 4.4 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 57.7 million tons.
In particular, agrarians continued harvesting corn. As of the reporting date, Ukraine harvested 18.186 million tons of the grain throughout 2.997 million ha (71%). The average yield reached 6.07 ton/ha.
Also, Ukraine harvested 190 thousand tons of buckwheat throughout 149 thousand ha (100%). The average yield totaled 1.27 ton/ha. Agrarians harvested millet throughout 103 thousand ha (98%). The production volumes totaled 188 thousand tons, with the yield of 1.83 ton/ha.
Agricultural enterprises of Ukraine harvested 12.752 million tons of sunflower seed throughout 5.716 million ha (97%), with the average yield of 2.23 ton/ha.
Ukraine continued harvesting soybeans. Agrarians harvested 3.83 million tons of the oilseed throughout the areas of 1.696 million ha (92%), with the average yield of 2.26 ton/ha.
Ukraine continued realizing the planting campaign of winter grains. As of November 8, agrarians planted winter grains throughout 6.844 million ha (93% of the plan), up 328 thousand ha compared with the same date last year.
In particular, Ukraine planted winter wheat and triticale throughout 5.836 million ha (94%), winter rye – 157 thousand ha (106%), and winter barley – 851 thousand ha (83%). Also, Ukraine planted winter rapeseed throughout 819 thousand ha (113%). (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)
