Ukraine as of October 18 had threshed 57.5 million tonnes of grain and leguminous crops from an area of 12.9 million hectares (84% of the forecast) with the average yield being 4.46 tonnes per hectare (ha), the Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Food has reported.
According to the ministry, farmers harvested 17.7 million tonnes of corn from 2.7 million ha (54%), 150,000 tonnes of millet from 80,000 ha (89%), 85,000 tonnes of buckwheat from 64,000 ha (94%). The harvest of early grain and leguminous crops was 39.2 million tonnes from 9.96 million ha.
In addition, farms threshed 13.1 million tonnes of sunflower from 5.8 million ha (93%), 3.2 million tonnes of soybeans from 1,400 ha (88%), 5.6 million tonnes of sugar beets from 129,000 ha (58%).
As of October 18, Ukrainian farmers had sowed winter crops on 6.2 million ha, or 86% of the forecast, including 5.4 million ha with wheat (86%), 112,000 ha with rye (92%), and 738,000 ha with winter barley (80%).
In addition, winter rapeseeds were planted on an area of 1.1 million ha, or 99% of the forecast.
