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Ukrainian farmers harvested 78 mln tons of crops in 2023

As of the end of the first week of December, agrarians in all regions of Ukraine harvested 78 mln tonnes of grains and oilseeds: 57.7 mln tonnes and 20.72 mln tonnes respectively.

As reported by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, grain and legumes were harvested on the area of 10 mln 433 thsd ha with the yield of 54.7 c/ha.

Compared to the same date a year ago, the total harvest is 12.4% higher, or 8.6 million tons, including 32.3% higher, or 14.1 million tons, of grains and 22.5% higher, or 3.8 million tons, of oilseeds. At the same time, it should be borne in mind that this year corn has been harvested from almost 85% of the area, while a year ago – only 66%.

It is noted that ten regions of Ukraine have already completed the harvest. In other regions, the harvesting of corn, sunflower and sugar beets is nearing completion. The leaders in grain harvesting are the farmers of Vinnytsia region, who have harvested more than 5 million tons of grain. This is followed by Poltava and Cherkasy regions, which harvested over 4 million tons of grain each.

In addition, 11.57 million tons of sugar beet were harvested from 244.6 thousand hectares with a yield of 473 c/ha. Although this year’s yield, unlike grain and oilseeds, is lower than last year, due to the expansion of the area by 39.5%, the harvest is 33.7% higher than last year.

As reported, this season winter wheat plantings amounted to 4166 thou hectares (-834 thou hectares compared to the previous season), winter barley – 536 thou hectares (-255 thou hectares), and rapeseed – 1374 thou hectares (+110 thou hectares).

According to the adjusted forecast of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, in 2023, farmers will be able to harvest 79.1 mln tons of grains and oilseeds, including 57.5 mln tons of grains and 21.6 mln tons of oilseeds.

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Ukrainian agrarians harvested over 75 mln tons of crops in 2023

Agrarians of all regions of Ukraine harvested 75.7 mln tons of grains and oilseeds – 55.53 mln tons and 20.703 mln tons respectively.

As reported by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, grain and legumes were harvested on the area of 10237 thou hectares with the yield of 53.8 c/ha.

It is also specified that by now, Ukraine has completed harvesting and threshing of barley from 1505 thousand hectares (101% of the plan), which yielded 5.909 million tons; wheat – 22.478 million tons from 4695 thousand hectares (101%); peas – 399.5 thousand tons from 154.4 thousand hectares (103%), as well as rapeseed – 4.005 million tons of seeds from 1396 thousand hectares (98%).

The harvest of millet is nearing completion, with 180 thou tons harvested from 79.5 thou hectares (95%), and buckwheat – 207.4 thou tons from 139.7 thou hectares (99%). At the same time, corn was harvested in the amount of 24.878 mln tons from 3325 thou hectares (82%).

In addition, other grains and pulses were harvested in the amount of 1002 thou tons from 339.9 thou hectares.

Ukraine continues harvesting oilseeds, which have been harvested from a total area of 8205.8 thou hectares. In particular, sunflower was harvested in the amount of 11.929 mln tonnes (11.586 mln tonnes a week earlier) from the area of 5,009.4 mln hectares (99%), soybeans – 4.769 mln tonnes (4.750 mln tonnes) from 1,800 mln hectares (99%).

Sugar beet was harvested from 236.3 thou hectares (227.1 thou hectares a week earlier), which is 95% of the planned area. The harvest amounted to 11.83 million tons.

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy also monitors information on crop yields, which amounted to 47.9 c/ha for wheat, 39.3 c/ha for barley, 25.9 c/ha for peas, 22.6 c/ha for millet, and 14.8 c/ha for buckwheat. The yield of corn is 74.8 c/ha, rapeseed – 28.7 c/ha, soybeans – 26.5 c/ha, sunflower – 23.8 c/ha. The yield of sugar beet is 469.1 c/ha.

According to the Ministry, farmers in Odesa, Zaporizhzhia and Mykolaiv regions have completed harvesting all crops.

As reported, this season’s winter wheat plantings amounted to 4166 thousand hectares (-834 thousand hectares compared to the previous season), winter barley – 536 thousand hectares (-255 thousand hectares), and rapeseed – 1374 thousand hectares (+110 thousand hectares).

According to the adjusted forecast of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, in 2023, farmers will be able to harvest 79.1 mln tons of grains and oilseeds, including the following volumes: wheat – 21.7 mln tons, barley – 5.7 mln tons and corn – 28.5 mln tons. Gross production of oilseeds will reach 21.6 million tons, including 13 million tons of sunflower, 4 million tons of rapeseed, and 4.6 million tons of soybeans. The sugar beet harvest is forecast at 13.7 million tons.

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Ukrainian agrarians harvested 74 mln tons of crops in 2023 – Ministry of Agrarian Policy

Agrarians in all regions of Ukraine harvested 74 million tons of grains and oilseeds – 53.780 million tons and 20.239 million tons, respectively.

According to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, grain and leguminous crops were harvested on an area of 10104 thousand hectares with a yield of 53.2 c/ha.

It is also specified that by now, Ukraine has completed harvesting and threshing of barley from 1505 thousand hectares (101% of the plan), which yielded 5.890 million tons; wheat – 22.409 million tons from 4695 thousand hectares (101%); peas – 398.2 thousand tons from 154.4 thousand hectares (103%), as well as rapeseed – 4.005 million tons of seeds from 1396 thousand hectares (98%).

The harvest of millet is nearing completion, with 178.9 thou tons harvested from 79 thou hectares (95%), and buckwheat – 206.57 thou tons from 139.2 thou hectares (99%). At the same time, corn was harvested in the amount of 21.218 mln tons from 2932.3 thou hectares (79%).

In addition, other grains and pulses were harvested in the amount of 991 thou tons from 337.4 thou hectares.

Ukraine continues harvesting oilseeds, which have been harvested from a total area of 8139 thou hectares. In particular, sunflower was harvested in the amount of 11.586 mln tons (11.520 mln tons a week earlier) from the area of 4.947 mln hectares (98%), soybeans – 4.750 mln tons (4.713 mln tons) from 1.793 mln hectares (99%).

Sugar beet was harvested from 227.1 thou hectares (211.3 thou hectares a week earlier), which is 91% of the planned area. The harvest amounted to 10.816 million tons.

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy also monitors information on crop yields, which amounted to 47.7 c/ha for wheat, 39.2 c/ha for barley, 25.8 c/ha for peas, 22.6 c/ha for millet, and 14.8 c/ha for buckwheat. The yield of corn is 74.2 c/ha, rapeseed – 28.7 c/ha, soybeans – 26.4 c/ha, sunflower – 23.4 c/ha. The yield of sugar beet is 476.2 c/ha.

According to the Ministry, farmers in Zaporizhzhia and Mykolaiv regions have completed harvesting all crops.

As reported, this season’s winter wheat plantings amounted to 4166 thousand hectares (-834 thousand hectares compared to the previous season), winter barley – 536 thousand hectares (-255 thousand hectares), and rapeseed – 1374 thousand hectares (+110 thousand hectares).

According to the adjusted forecast of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, in 2023, farmers will be able to harvest 79.1 mln tons of grains and oilseeds, including the following volumes: wheat – 21.7 mln tons, barley – 5.7 mln tons and corn – 28.5 mln tons. Gross production of oilseeds will reach 21.6 million tons, including 13 million tons of sunflower, 4 million tons of rapeseed, and 4.6 million tons of soybeans. The sugar beet harvest is forecast at 13.7 million tons.

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Ukrainian agrarians harvested 63.2 mln tons of crops in 2023

Agrarians in all regions of Ukraine harvested 67 mln tonnes of grains and oilseeds, including 47.184 mln tonnes of grains and 19.958 mln tonnes of oilseeds, the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food reported.

According to the report, grain and leguminous crops were harvested on an area of 9324.6 thousand hectares with a yield of 50.6 c/ha.

To date, Ukraine has completed harvesting and threshing of barley from 1505 thousand hectares (101% of the plan), which yielded 5.890 million tons; wheat – from 4695 thousand hectares (101%), 22.409 million tons were harvested; peas – from 154.4 thousand hectares (103%), 398.2 thousand tons were harvested, and rapeseed – from 1396 thousand hectares (98%), 4.005 million tons of seeds were harvested.

The harvest of millet is nearing completion, with 178.6 thou tons harvested from 78.7 thou hectares (94%), and buckwheat – 206.5 thou tons harvested from 138.7 thou hectares (98%). Corn was harvested from 2420.1 thou hectares (60%), amounting to 17.133 mln tons.

In addition, other grains and legumes were harvested in the amount of 969.3 thou tons from 333.8 thou hectares.

Ukraine continues harvesting oilseeds, including sunflower – 11.310 million tons (11.074 million tons a week earlier) from 4.776 million hectares (94%), soybeans – 4.643 million tons (4.507 million tons) from 1.765 million hectares (97%).

Sugar beet was harvested from 183.8 thou hectares (155.4 thou hectares a week earlier), which is 50% of the planned area. The harvest amounted to 8.729 mln tons.

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy also monitors information on crop yields, which amounted to 47.7 c/ha for wheat, 39.2 c/ha for barley, 25.8 c/ha for peas, 22.7 c/ha for millet, and 14.9 c/ha for buckwheat. The yield of corn is 70.8 c/ha, rapeseed – 28.7 c/ha, soybeans – 26.3 c/ha, sunflower – 23.7 c/ha. The yield of sugar beet is 475 c/ha.

At the same time, the Ministry clarified that the largest grain harvest was recorded in Vinnytsia region, where farmers harvested almost 4 million tons. Cherkasy, Kirovograd, Poltava, Odesa and Dnipro regions harvested more than 3 million tons of grain each. Agricultural producers in Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Ternopil, Sumy, Khmelnytsky, and Chernihiv regions harvested 2 million tons of grain each.

The highest sunflower harvest was in Dnipropetrovska oblast – 1428 thou tons and Kirovohradska oblast – 1426 thou tons. The leader of soybean harvest is Khmelnytsky region – 576.9 thsd tonnes.

As reported, this season winter wheat plantings amounted to 4166 thou hectares (-834 thou hectares compared to the previous season), winter barley – 536 thou hectares (-255 thou hectares), and rapeseed – 1374 thou hectares (+110 thou hectares).

According to the adjusted forecast of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, in 2023, farmers will be able to harvest 79.1 mln tons of grains and oilseeds, including the following volumes: wheat – 21.7 mln tons, barley – 5.7 mln tons and corn – 28.5 mln tons. Gross production of oilseeds will reach 21.6 million tons, including 13 million tons of sunflower, 4 million tons of rapeseed, and 4.6 million tons of soybeans. The sugar beet harvest is forecast at 13.7 million tons.

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Ukrainian agrarians harvested 63.2 mln tons of crops in 2023

Agrarians in all regions of Ukraine harvested 63.2 mln tons of grains and oilseeds, including 43.4 mln tons of grains and 19.6 mln tons of oilseeds, the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food reported.

According to the report, grain and leguminous crops were harvested on an area of 8849.8 thousand hectares with a yield of 49.0 c/ha.

To date, Ukraine has completed harvesting and threshing of barley from 1505 thousand hectares (101% of the plan), which yielded 5.890 million tons; wheat – from 4695 thousand hectares (101%), 22.409 million tons were harvested; peas – from 154.4 thousand hectares (103%), 398.2 thousand tons were harvested, and rapeseed – from 1396 thousand hectares (98%), 4.005 million tons of seeds were harvested.

The harvest of millet is nearing completion, with 178.4 thou tons harvested from 78.6 thou hectares (93%), and buckwheat – 205.6 thou tons harvested from 138.1 thou hectares (97%). Corn was harvested from 1947.3 thou hectares (34%), amounting to 13.320 mln tons.

In addition, other grains and pulses were harvested in the amount of 964.9 thou tons from 332.5 thou hectares.

Ukraine continues harvesting oilseeds, including sunflower – 11.074 million tons (10.211 million tons a week earlier) from 4.687 million hectares (86%), soybeans – 4.507 million tons (4.2411 million tons) from 1.729 million hectares (91%).

Sugar beet was harvested from 155.4 thou hectares (125.3 thou hectares a week earlier), which is 50% of the planned area. The harvest amounted to 7.334 million tons.

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy also monitors information on crop yields, which amounted to 47.6 c/ha for wheat, 39.2 c/ha for barley, 25.8 c/ha for peas, 22.7 c/ha for millet, and 14.9 c/ha for buckwheat. The yield of corn is 68.4 c/ha, rapeseed – 28.7 c/ha, soybeans – 26.1 c/ha, sunflower – 23.6 c/ha. The yield of sugar beet is 472.1 c/ha.

At the same time, the Ministry clarified that Zaporizhzhia farmers have completed harvesting the entire crop this year.

As reported, this season’s winter wheat plantings amounted to 4166 thousand hectares (-834 thousand hectares compared to the previous season), winter barley – 536 thousand hectares (-255 thousand hectares), and rapeseed – 1374 thousand hectares (+110 thousand hectares).

According to the adjusted forecast of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, in 2023, farmers will be able to harvest 79.1 mln tons of grains and oilseeds, including the following volumes: wheat – 21.7 mln tons, barley – 5.7 mln tons and corn – 28.5 mln tons. Gross production of oilseeds will reach 21.6 million tons, including 13 million tons of sunflower, 4 million tons of rapeseed, and 4.6 million tons of soybeans. The sugar beet harvest is forecast at 13.7 million tons.

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By November 11 Ukraine has already harvested 58 million tons of major crops

Ukrainian agrarians harvested 58.11 million tons of major crops from the total area of 16.08 million hectares by November 11, with 5 million tons harvested from 0.94 million hectares during the 4-11 November period, the website of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food Products said on Friday.
The report specifies that during the week the total area of agricultural land, from which the crops were harvested, increased by 4 percentage points (p.p.) – up to 76% of the previously planned areas.
In terms of crops harvesting of wheat, barley, peas and rapeseed is completed. Millet was harvested at 95% (no change within a week), buckwheat – 95% (no change), sunflower – 93% (+6 p.p.), soybeans – 91% (+6 p.p.), sugar beet – 83% (+10 p.p.), corn – 39% (+9 p.p.).
According to Ministry of Agricultural Policy, the final yield of wheat in the current season amounted to 19.2 million tons from 4.7 million hectares, barley – 5.5 million tons from 1.6 million hectares, rape – 3.1 million tons from 1.96 million hectares, pea – 261 tons from 111.5 thousand hectares.
In addition, by November 11, a total of 9.5 million tons of sunflower (+0.5 million tons per week) from 4.4 million hectares (+0.3 million ha), 9.6 million tons of corn (+3.3 million tons) from 1.6 million hectares (+0.5 million ha), 7.3 million tons of sugar beets (+0.9 million tons) from 149 thousand hectares (+44 thousand hectares), 1 million hectares of rape from 1.6 million hectares (+0.5 million ha) and 2 million hectares of peas (+0.5 million ha) were yielded. ha (+44 thousand ha), 3.4 million tons of soybeans (+0.3 million tons) from 1.4 million ha (+0.1 million ha), 153 thousand tons of buckwheat (+2 thousand tons) from 112 thousand ha (+1 thousand ha), and 98 thousand tons of millet (no change) from 42.6 thousand ha (no change).
According to the Ministry, the average yield of all crops in the current season was 42.4 c/ha, including corn – 58.3 c/ha, wheat – 41.2 c/ha, barley – 35.1 kg/ha, rape – 28.9 kg/ha, soybeans – 24 kg/ha, peas – 23.4 kg/ha, millet – 23.1 kg/ha, sunflower – 21.9 kg/ha, buckwheat – 13.6 kg/ha, sugar beets – 489 kg/ha.
As reported, Ukraine in 2021 harvested a record crop of cereals, legumes and oilseeds in the amount of 106 million tons: cereals and legumes – 84 million UAH, oilseeds – 22.6 million tons.
Last year a total of 32.4 million tons of wheat, 40 million tons of corn, 10 million tons of barley, 581.5 thousand tons of peas, 191 thousand tons of millet and 110 tons of buckwheat were harvested. Sunflower harvest amounted to 16.3 million tons, soybeans – 3.4 million tons and rapeseed – 2.9 million tons.

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