Ukraine has harvested 10 million metric tons each of corn and sunflowers

According to operational data from the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, as of November 2, grain and leguminous crops in Ukraine had been harvested from 8.706 million ha (75% of the planned area), with 44.619 million tonnes of grain threshed at an average yield of 51.2 c/ha.

It should be noted that as of October 30 last year, grain and leguminous crops in Ukraine had been harvested from 8.771 million ha (76% of the forecast). The total gross harvest was estimated at 40.201 million tonnes at an average yield of 44.8 c/ha.By crop, the harvesting progress is as follows:

  • corn – 10.776 million tonnes from 1.715 million (37.5%) at a yield of 62.8 c/ha;
  • buckwheat – 60.6 thousand tonnes from 46.6 thousand ha (96%) at a yield of 13 c/ha;
  • millet – 90 thousand tonnes from 38.8 thousand ha (95%) at a yield of 23.2 c/ha.

As for the harvesting of oilseeds, it is progressing as follows:

  • sunflower – 10.339 million tonnes from 4.649 million ha (89%) at a yield of 22.2 c/ha;
  • soybeans – 3.23 million tonnes from 1.492 million ha (93%) at a yield of 21.6 c/ha.

As of November 2, 5.069 million tonnes of sugar beets had been dug from 102.2 thousand ha (60% of the forecast). The average yield is 496.1 c/ha.

Source: https://www.apk-inform.com