Ukraine since the beginning of the new 2019/2020 marketing year (MY, July-June) and as of October 30, 2019 had exported 17.94 million tonnes of grain and legumes, which is 32% more than on the same date last MY.
According to the information and analytical portal of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine, to date, the country has exported 10.92 million tonnes of wheat, 3.59 million tonnes of corn, and 3.2 million tonnes of barley.
As of October 31 of this year, farmers had exported 109,700 tonnes of flour.
As reported, Ukraine in the 2018/2019 MY exported a record 50.4 million tonnes of grain, legumes and flour, which is 23% more than in the previous MY.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in September raised its forecast for grain exports for the 2019/2020 MY by 400,000 tonnes compared with the August forecast, to 54.44 million tonnes.
Ukraine since the beginning of the new marketing year 2019/2020 (MY, July-June) and as of October 25, 2019 had exported 17.597 million tonnes of grain and legumes, which is 42.6% more than on the same date of the previous MY.
According to the information and analytical portal of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine, to date, the country has exported 10.76 million tonnes of wheat, 3.4 million tonnes of corn, and 3.2 million tonnes of barley.
As of October 25 of this year, farmers had exported 107,300 tonnes of flour.
As reported, Ukraine in the 2018/2019 MY exported a record 50.4 million tonnes of grain, legumes and flour, which is 23% more than in the previous MY.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in September raised its forecast for grain exports from Ukraine for the 2019/2020 MY by 400,000 tonnes compared with the August forecast, to 54.44 million tonnes.
Ukraine as of October 24 had threshed 62 million tonnes of grain and leguminous crops from 13.5 million hectares (ha) with the average yield being 4.5 tonnes/ha, according to the information and analytical portal of the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine.
According to the report, farmers harvested 21.9 million tonnes of corn from an area of 3.2 million ha (66% of the forecast), 152,000 tonnes of millet from 81,000 ha (90%), 86,000 tonnes of buckwheat from 65,000 ha (95%). Early grain and leguminous crops were collected in the amount of 39.2 million tonnes from an area of 9.96 million ha.
In addition, 13.5 million tonnes of sunflower seeds were harvested from 5.6 million ha (95%), soybeans in the amount of 3.4 million tonnes from 1.5 million ha (94%), and 6.5 million tonnes of sugar beets from an area of 149,000 ha (68%).
As of October 24, Ukrainian farmers had sowed winter crops for the harvest of 2020 on an area of 6.6 million ha, or 91% of the forecast, of which winter wheat amounted to 5.7 million ha (91%), rye to 117,000 ha (96%), and winter barley to 834,000 ha (91%).
In addition, winter rapeseeds were sown on an area of 1.1 million ha.
Ukraine as of October 18 had threshed 57.5 million tonnes of grain and leguminous crops from an area of 12.9 million hectares (84% of the forecast) with the average yield being 4.46 tonnes per hectare (ha), the Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Food has reported.
According to the ministry, farmers harvested 17.7 million tonnes of corn from 2.7 million ha (54%), 150,000 tonnes of millet from 80,000 ha (89%), 85,000 tonnes of buckwheat from 64,000 ha (94%). The harvest of early grain and leguminous crops was 39.2 million tonnes from 9.96 million ha.
In addition, farms threshed 13.1 million tonnes of sunflower from 5.8 million ha (93%), 3.2 million tonnes of soybeans from 1,400 ha (88%), 5.6 million tonnes of sugar beets from 129,000 ha (58%).
As of October 18, Ukrainian farmers had sowed winter crops on 6.2 million ha, or 86% of the forecast, including 5.4 million ha with wheat (86%), 112,000 ha with rye (92%), and 738,000 ha with winter barley (80%).
In addition, winter rapeseeds were planted on an area of 1.1 million ha, or 99% of the forecast.
Ukraine since the beginning of the new 2019/2020 marketing year (MY, July-June) and as of October 18, 2019 had exported 16.106 million tonnes of grain and legumes, which is 40.8% more than on the same date of the previous MY.
According to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, to date, Ukraine exported 10.06 million tonnes of wheat, 3.05 million tonnes of barley, and 2.76 million tonnes of corn.
As of October 11 this year, some 99,000 tonnes of flour had been also exported.
As reported, with reference to the ministry, in the 2018/2019 MY Ukraine exported a record 50.4 million tonnes of grain, legumes and flour, which is 23% more than in the previous MY.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in September raised its forecast for grain exports for the 2019/2020 MY by 400,000 tonnes compared with the August forecast, to 54.44 million tonnes.
The harvest of grain and leguminous crops in Ukraine in 2019, according to preliminary data from the regions, could reach 71.8 million tonnes, which is 1.7 million tonnes more than in 2018, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food has reported. According to the agency, wheat production may increase by 3.5 million tonnes, to 28.1 million tonnes, the yield of barley by 1.6 million tonnes, to 8.9 million tonnes, oats by 26,000 tonnes, to 444,000 tonnes, millet by 84,000 tonnes, to 165,000 tonnes.
At the same time, the ministry expects the reduction in the harvest of corn by 3 million tonnes, to 32.8 million tonnes, peas by 203,000 tonnes, to 572,000 tonnes, rye by 60,000 tonnes, to 333,000 tonnes, buckwheat by 52,000 tonnes, to 85,000 tonnes, rice by 6,000 tonnes, to 63,000 tonnes.
In addition, the forecast for rapeseeds in 2019 was raised by 472,000 tonnes, to 3.2 million tonnes, for sunflower seeds decreased by 589,000 tonnes, to 13.6 million tonnes, soybeans by 827,000 tonnes, to 3.6 million tonnes.
The Ministry of Agriculture expects that 9.8 million tonnes of sugar beets will be harvested, which is 4.2 million tonnes less than in 2018.
The forecast for potato was reduced by 2.2 million tonnes, to 20.3 million tonnes, vegetables by 575,000 tonnes, to 8.9 million tonnes.
