As of November 3, 2026, Ukrainian farmers had harvested 10.78 million metric tons of corn from 1.72 million hectares, representing 37.5% of the projected area, according to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
According to the ministry, the average corn yield reached 62.8 centners per hectare. At the same stage of last year’s harvest campaign, based on preliminary data as of October 31, 2025, it stood at 61.5 centners per hectare.
Thus, the corn yield increased by approximately 2.1%.
At the same time, the pace of the harvest remains slower than last year. By the end of October 2025, corn had been harvested from 40% of the planted area, whereas as of November 3 of this year, only 37.5% had been harvested.
Over the past week, farmers increased the gross corn harvest by approximately 2.9 million metric tons. As of October 27, 7.89 million metric tons had been harvested, while by early November, this figure had risen to 10.78 million metric tons.
The weekly increase in the gross harvest was about 36.6%.
At the same time, more than 2.86 million hectares of corn, or 62.5% of the projected area, remain unharvested.
Further results of this crop’s harvest will have a decisive impact on Ukraine’s total grain harvest in 2026, as the harvests of wheat, barley, and peas have already been completed.
Corn remains one of Ukraine’s main export grain crops. It is used in the production of compound feed, in the food industry, and as a raw material for industrial processing.
As of November 3, the gross harvest of grain and legume crops in Ukraine stood at 44.62 million metric tons, or 75.1% of the projected area.
Sources: Ministry of Agrarian Policy, report dated November 3, 2026; Ministry of Economy, harvest results as of October 31, 2025.
As of November 3, 2026, Ukrainian farmers had harvested 10.78 million tonnes of corn from an area of 1.72 million hectares, representing 37.5% of the projected area, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine reported.
According to the ministry, the average corn yield reached 62.8 centners per hectare. At a comparable stage of last year’s harvesting campaign, according to preliminary data as of October 31, 2025, it stood at 61.5 centners per hectare.
Thus, corn yields increased by approximately 2.1%.
At the same time, the pace of harvesting remains slower than last year. By the end of October 2025, corn had been harvested from 40% of the area, whereas as of November 3 this year, only 37.5% had been harvested.
Over the past week, farmers increased the gross corn harvest by approximately 2.9 million tonnes. As of October 27, 7.89 million tonnes had been harvested, while by the beginning of November this figure had risen to 10.78 million tonnes.
The weekly increase in the gross harvest amounted to approximately 36.6%.
Meanwhile, more than 2.86 million hectares of corn, or 62.5% of the projected area, remain unharvested.
The subsequent results of harvesting this crop will have a decisive impact on Ukraine’s total grain harvest in 2026, as the harvesting of wheat, barley and peas has already been completed.
Corn remains one of Ukraine’s main export grain crops. It is used in compound feed production, the food industry and as a raw material for industrial processing.
The gross harvest of grain and leguminous crops in Ukraine as of November 3 amounted to 44.62 million tonnes, with harvesting completed on 75.1% of the projected area.
Sources: Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, report dated November 3, 2026; Ministry of Economy, harvest results as of October 31, 2025.
As of November 3, 2026, Ukrainian farmers had harvested 5.07 million tonnes of sugar beets from an area of 102,200 hectares, which is 25.4% less than the preliminary figure recorded on October 31, 2025, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine reported.
According to the ministry, by the beginning of November, sugar beet harvesting had been completed on 59.8% of the projected area.
For comparison, as of October 31, 2025, 6.79 million tonnes of root crops had been harvested from 130,000 hectares, or 66% of the area projected at that time.
Thus, the current gross sugar beet harvest is approximately 1.73 million tonnes lower than last year’s figure.
One reason for the lower production volumes is the smaller harvested area. At the beginning of November this year, it stood at 102,200 hectares compared with 130,000 hectares a year earlier, a decline of 21.4%.
Meanwhile, the average sugar beet yield in 2026 stands at 496.1 centners per hectare, compared with 522.6 centners per hectare according to comparable preliminary data for 2025.
The decline in yield is approximately 5.1%.
According to current figures, around 68,700 hectares, or 40.2% of the projected area, remain to be harvested before the sugar beet harvesting campaign is completed.
Sugar beets are the main raw material for Ukraine’s sugar industry. Their production volumes directly affect the capacity utilization of sugar factories, processing costs and the formation of sugar supply in the domestic market.
At the same time, the current decline in the gross harvest does not mean a corresponding decrease in finished sugar production, as its volumes also depend on the sugar content of the root crops, processing efficiency and the completion of the season.
The final results of sugar beet production in 2026 will become known after the harvesting campaign is completed.
As of November 3, 2026, Ukrainian farmers had harvested 60.6 thousand metric tons of buckwheat, which is 26.5% less than the corresponding preliminary figure from late October 2025. At the same time, the gross millet harvest increased by 46.2%, to 89,900 metric tons, according to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
According to the ministry, buckwheat has been threshed on an area of 46,600 hectares, or 95.9% of the projected area. The average yield is 13.0 centners per hectare.
For comparison, as of October 31, 2025, Ukrainian farmers had harvested 82.5 thousand metric tons of buckwheat.
Thus, the current production volume of this crop is approximately 21.9 thousand metric tons lower.
The 2026 millet harvest was conducted on an area of 38.8 thousand hectares, representing 94.9% of the projected area. The average yield reached 23.2 centners per hectare.
A total of 89.9 thousand metric tons of millet were harvested, compared to 61.5 thousand metric tons according to preliminary data as of October 31, 2025.
Thus, millet production exceeds last year’s figure by 28.4 thousand metric tons.
Buckwheat and millet are among the main cereal crops used for food production in Ukraine’s domestic market.
Buckwheat serves as the raw material for buckwheat groats, while millet is used primarily for the production of millet groats, as well as in the feed industry.
The decline in the buckwheat harvest may affect the supply balance for grain processing enterprises; however, the actual market situation will also depend on carryover stocks, imports, and consumer demand.
At the same time, the increase in millet production creates the conditions for a rise in its supply on the domestic market.
According to the ministry, the harvest campaign for both crops is nearing completion, so further changes in the gross harvest are expected to be relatively minor.
Source: Ministry of Agrarian Policy, press release dated November 3, 2026.
The Odesa Region ranks first in Ukraine in terms of gross harvest of grains and legumes in 2026. As of October 27, farmers in the region had harvested 5.83 million metric tons of grain from an area of 1.26 million hectares, according to data from the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
Wheat accounted for the bulk of the region’s harvest, with 3.83 million metric tons harvested.
In addition, 1.50 million metric tons of barley and about 300,000 metric tons of peas were harvested in the Odesa region.
Thus, the region accounts for approximately 14% of Ukraine’s total gross harvest of grains and legumes, which reached 41.7 million metric tons.
Second place goes to the Dnipropetrovsk region, where 2.91 million metric tons of grain were harvested from an area of 740,000 hectares.
Specifically, the region’s wheat harvest reached 2.04 million metric tons, barley—570,000 metric tons, and peas—37,000 metric tons.
Rounding out the top three is the Mykolaiv region, with 2.78 million metric tons of grains and legumes harvested from an area of approximately 700,000 hectares.
In the Mykolaiv region, 1.87 million metric tons of wheat, 650,000 metric tons of barley, and 118,000 metric tons of peas were harvested.
Collectively, these three regions accounted for 11.52 million metric tons of grain, or approximately 27.6% of the national gross harvest as of the reporting date.
However, the ranking of regions by yield differs significantly from the distribution by production volume.
The highest average grain yield in 2026 was recorded in the Sumy region—69.8 centners per hectare.
In second place is the Khmelnytskyi region with a yield of 69 centners per hectare.
The top five most productive regions also included the Chernivtsi Oblast with 64 ts/ha, the Vinnytsia Oblast with 63 ts/ha, and the Chernihiv Oblast with 61.4 ts/ha.
For comparison, the average yield of grain and legume crops in Ukraine as of October 27 was 50.2 ts/ha.
Thus, the Sumy Oblast’s yield exceeds the national average by approximately 39%, while Khmelnytskyi Oblast’s exceeds it by 37%.
Differences between regions are linked, in particular, to crop composition, natural and climatic conditions, and the yields of individual crops. However, the published statistics alone do not allow for a quantitative assessment of the contribution of each of these factors.
According to the ministry’s data, the harvest of wheat, barley, and peas has been fully completed in Ukraine, while the corn harvest is still underway.
Therefore, regional figures for total grain production may still change after the harvest of late-maturing crops is completed.
Source: Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, regional harvest results as of October 27, 2026.
As of October 27, 2026, Ukrainian agricultural producers had harvested 3.92 million metric tons of sugar beets from an area of 79,500 hectares, which is 42.2% less than the gross harvest as of October 31 of last year. The average yield of sugar beets has also declined, according to data from the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
According to the ministry’s preliminary statistics, sugar beets have been harvested from 47% of the projected area.
The average yield is 493.6 centners per hectare, compared to 522.6 centners per hectare last year. Thus, the decline in yield reached 5.6%.
For comparison, as of October 31, 2025, Ukrainian farms had harvested 6.79 million metric tons of sugar beets from an area of 130,000 hectares.
This year, the area from which root crops have already been harvested is 38.8% less than last year’s figure.
Consequently, the significant lag in gross harvest volume is primarily due to the smaller area harvested, although the decline in yield also contributed to the result.
As of October 27, farmers still had more than half of the projected sugar beet acreage left to harvest.
Interim statistics do not yet allow for an assessment of the final 2026 harvest or its potential impact on sugar production volumes.
Sugar beets are the primary raw material for the Ukrainian sugar industry. The capacity utilization of processing plants, the cost of sugar production, and the ability to supply foreign markets all depend on sugar beet production volumes and the sugar content of the roots.
Unlike grain and oilseed crops, which can be stored for relatively long periods, sugar beets require timely delivery and processing after harvest.
Therefore, not only the gross harvest but also the rate at which it reaches sugar mills, the sugar content of the roots, and the length of the production season are important for the industry.
Overall, the harvest campaign in Ukraine is showing mixed results. As of October 27, the harvest of grains and legumes reached 41.7 million metric tons, and that of oilseeds reached 16.91 million metric tons.
At the same time, the harvest of sunflowers and rapeseed exceeds last year’s figures, while sugar beets and soybeans are currently showing a decline compared to last year’s data.
