Soybean and sunseed harvests in Ukraine near completion

UkrAgroConsult

As of November 7, Ukrainian farmers have harvested 43.63 million tons of grain crops from 9.3 million hectares, which represents 81% of the total planted area.

Breakdown by crop:

• Wheat – 22.82 million tons from 5.05 million hectares

• Barley – 5.37 million tons from 1.35 million hectares

• Peas – 0.66 million tons from 0.27 million hectares

• Corn – 13.75 million tons from 2.21 million hectares, or 53% of the sown area

• Other grains and pulses – 0.88 million tons from 0.32 million hectares

Leading regions by total harvest volume:

• Odesa region – 3.82 million tons from 1.15 million hectares

• Chernihiv region – 3.68 million tons from 0.54 million hectares

• Poltava region – 3.43 million tons from 0.71 million hectares

• Vinnytsia region – 3.28 million tons from 0.56 million hectares

As of November 6, oilseed crops have reached a total of 16.35 million tons, including:

• Sunflower seeds – 8.73 million tons from 4.61 million hectares

• Soybeans – 4.31 million tons from 1.83 million hectares

• Rapeseed – 3.32 million tons from 1.27 million hectares

Harvesting has been completed on 90% of sunflower seeds and 84% of soybean fields, while rapeseed harvest is fully finished.

Farmers have also harvested 7.95 million tons of sugar beets from 151,000 hectares, representing 76% of the total planted area.

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