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UKRAINE THRESHES 1.5 MLN TONNES OF EARLY GRAIN CROPS AS OF JULY 2

4 July , 2016  

KYIV. July 4 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine as of July 2 had threshed grain and leguminous crops on 412,000 hectares, harvesting 1.5 million tonnes of grain.

The press service of the Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry reported on Saturday, the yield is 35.6 centners per ha (30 centners per ha in 2015).

Some 178,000 tonnes of wheat was threshed on 47,000 ha or 1% of the target with the yield of 38.1 centners per ha (31.8 centners per ha in 2015).

Some 1.2 million tonnes of wheat was threshed on 354,000 ha or 13% of the target with the yield of 35.4 centners per ha (30.8 centners per ha in 2015).

Around 35,000 tonnes of peas were harvested from 12,000 ha (5%) with the yield of 29.3 centners per ha (18.5 centners per ha in 2015).

Some 42,000 tonnes of winter rapeseeds were threshed on 19,000 ha (3%) with the yield of 22.2 centners per ha (17.2 centners per ha in 2015).