KYIV. Nov 3 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine threshed grain and leguminous crops on 13.7 million hectares (93% of the projected area) and collected 54.3 million tonnes of grain by October 30.
According to the press service of the Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry, the maize yield by this date was 16.5 million tonnes.
The average yield of grain crops in the country currently stands at 39.7 centners per ha against 41 centners per ha in 2014.
In addition, agrarians harvested 10.4 million tonnes of sunflower from 4.9 million hectares (98% of the forecast) and 3.4 million tonnes of soybeans from 2 million hectares (92%).
Sugar beets had been harvested from 172,000 ha (72% of the forecast) by October 30 with a yield of 6.9 million tonnes.
As reported, the ministry expects that the grain harvest in Ukraine in 2015 will reach 59.2 million tonnes, while the USDA estimates it at 61.775 million tonnes.
