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.
