As of November 8, farmers in all regions of Ukraine have harvested more than 68.9 million tons of new crops from 18.9 million hectares, compared to 66.7 million tons and 18.6 million hectares a week earlier.
As reported by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food on Friday, 49.9 million tons (47.2 million tons) of grains and 19 million tons (18.8 million tons) of oilseeds have already been harvested.
The ministry said that wheat harvesting has been completed, with 22.3 million tons harvested from 4.9 million hectares at a yield of 42.4 c/ha, barley – 5.6 million tons from 1.4 million hectares at a yield of 39.2 c/ha, peas – 470.4 million tons from 212.2 thousand hectares at a yield of 21.9 c/ha, and rapeseed – 3.5 million tons from 1.3 million hectares at a yield of 27.3 c/ha.
Corn harvesting continues with 20.2 mln tons (18.3 mln tons a week earlier) from 3.3 mln hectares (83% of the plan), buckwheat – 127.2 thou tons (126.9 thou tons) from 87.8 thou hectares (99%), millet – 160.3 thou tons (160.2 thou tons) from 86.5 thou hectares (93%).
Agrarians in 16 regions are harvesting sugar beets, which have been dug on an area of 223.2 thousand hectares (87%), with 10.7 million tons of sweet roots.
The harvest of oilseeds is nearing completion in Ukraine. In particular, 5.8 mln tons of soybeans have been harvested (5.73 mln tons a week earlier) from 2.5 mln hectares (96%), and 9.7 mln tons of sunflower (9.599 mln tons) from 4.7 mln hectares (95%).
At the same time, the leaders in grain harvesting are farmers in Odesa region, who threshed 4.4 mln ha, Poltava region – 4.1 mln tons, and Chernihiv region – 4 mln tons.
