Ukraine. Winter wheat planting is 95% complete

According to the latest update as of November 18, winter wheat planting is 95% complete, winter rye and barley are 100% planted, reports UkrAgroConsult. The area planted to winter rape is already 7.2 Th ha above the official forecast and up 5.0% year-on-year.
Corn harvest accelerated to 14.0% ahead of last year, its yield is down 6.5% from last year. Buckwheat harvest is actually finished (66.71 Th ha harvested out of the total 67.59 Th ha), the grain crop is down 33.8% year-on-year. Millet harvest is 72.3% ahead of last year, with 17.9% higher yield than in 2018.
Harvest of sunflower and soybeans is 99% complete, with 41 Th ha and 15 Th ha remaining to be harvested, respectively.
Ukraine. Harvesting progress, November 18, 2019
Crops |
Projected area, Th ha |
Harvested, Th ha |
Completion, % |
Crop, KMT |
Yield, MT/ha |
|||
2019 |
2018 |
2019 |
2018 |
2019 |
2018 |
|||
Grains and pulses |
15274 |
14845 |
14197 |
97 |
72416 |
65569 |
4.88 |
4.62 |
Buckwheat |
68 |
67 |
107 |
99 |
89 |
135 |
1.34 |
1.26 |
Millet |
90 |
88 |
51 |
97 |
159 |
78 |
1.82 |
1.54 |
Corn |
4970 |
4592 |
4027 |
92 |
32416 |
30439 |
7.06 |
7.55 |
Sunflower |
5850 |
5809 |
6042 |
99 |
14511 |
13736 |
2.50 |
2.27 |
Soybeans |
1580 |
1565 |
1681 |
99 |
3667 |
4321 |
2.34 |
2.57 |
Ukraine. Planting progress, November 18, 2019
Crop |
Projected area, Th ha |
Planted, Th ha |
Completion, % |
|
2019 |
2018 |
|||
Winter grains, total |
7272 |
6953 |
7086 |
96 |
Wheat |
6230 |
5912 |
6082 |
95 |
Rye |
122 |
122 |
120 |
100 |
Barley |
920 |
915 |
884 |
100 |
Winter rape |
1079 |
1086 |
1034 |
101 |
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