Source: APKinform (Ukraine)
According to the operational data of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, by 12 September in Ukraine Grains and pulses on a total area of 7,222 million. Hektar harvested, which corresponds to 65% of the planned area. The gross grain harvest is estimated at 30,085 million Tonnen estimated, with an average yield of 41,7 quintals per hectare.
It should be noted that as of September 14 last year, 29,456 million tons of cereals and pulses were harvested on 6,763 million hectares (62% of the forecast), with an average yield of 43,6 quintals per hectare.
Currently, the harvest of late cereal crops in particular is continuing:
- Corn – 1,103 million tonnes on 255,3 thousand hectares (6%) with a yield of 43,2 quintals per hectare;
- Buckwheat – 88,2 thousand tons from 56,2 thousand hectares (63%) with a yield of 15,7 centners per hectare;
- Millet – 110,43 thousand tons on 56,8 thousand hectares (61%) with a yield of 19,5 quintals per hectare.
For oilseeds, the harvest figures are as follows:
- Sunflowers – 2,975 million tonnes on 1,5 million hectares (30% of the plan) with a yield of 19,8 quintals per hectare;
- Rapeseeds – 3,415 million tonnes from 1,266 million hectares (100%) with a yield of 27 quintals per hectare;
- Soybean – 1,845 million tons on 909,5 thousand hectares (34%) with a yield of 20,3 quintals per hectare.
Sugar beet harvesting also continues in Ukraine, which by September 12 had yielded 16,2 thousand tons on 741,5 thousand hectares with a yield of 458,5 centners per hectare.