KYIV. Aug 16 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine as of August 12 had threshed grain and leguminous crops on 9.7 million hectares, harvesting 37.5 million tonnes of grain.
The press service of the Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry reported the yield is 39.4 centners per ha.
Some 26.2 million tonnes of wheat were threshed on 6.1 million ha or 99% of the target with the yield of 42.8 centners per ha.
Some 9.8 million tonnes of barley were threshed on 2.86 million ha or 99% of the target with the yield of 34.1 centners per ha.
Around 757,000 tonnes of peas were harvested from 235,000 ha (99%) with the yield of 32.2 centners per ha.
Some 370,000 tonnes of rye were threshed on 137,000 ha (96%) with the yield of 26.9 centners per ha, and some 468,000 tonnes of oats were threshed on 182,000 ha with the yield of 25.6 centners per ha.
In addition, some 1.1 million tonnes of winter rapeseeds were threshed on 431,000 ha (95%) with the yield of 26.2 centners per ha.
The ministry predicts grain harvest at 61 million tonnes.
