In terms of gross grain harvest, the leaders are Odessa region – 4.4 million tons, Poltava region – 4 million tons and Vinnitsa region – 3.3 million tons. In terms of yield, Khmelnitsky region is ahead with an indicator of 68.3 c/ha, Bukovina – 64.9 c/ha and Chernihiv region – 63.5 c/ha.
In Ukraine, almost 63.7 million tons of new grain and oilseed crops were threshed, collected in an area of 18.1 million hectares. A total of 45.1 million tons of grain and 18.6 million tons of oilseeds were harvested. The press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy reports about it.
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wheat – 4.9 million hectares threshed (or 100%), 22.3 million tons threshed;
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barley – 1.4 million hectares threshed (or 100%), 5.5 million tons threshed;
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peas – 212.2 thousand hectares (or 100%) were threshed, 465.3 thousand tons were threshed;
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corn – 2.7 million hectares (or 67%) threshed, 15.4 million tons threshed;
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millet – 85.1 thousand hectares (or 92%) were threshed, 159.5 thousand tons were threshed;
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buckwheat – 87.5 thousand hectares (or 98%) were threshed, 126.9 thousand tons were threshed;
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sunflower – 4.6 million hectares (or 94%) were threshed, 9.5 million tons of seeds were threshed;
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soybeans – 2.5 million hectares (or 93%) were threshed, 5.6 million tons of seeds were threshed;
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rapeseed – 1.3 million hectares (or 100%) were threshed, 3.5 million tons of seeds were threshed.
While farmers from 15 regions are harvesting sugar beets. Sugar beets were dug in an area of 170.6 thousand hectares (or 66%), 8.3 million tons of sweet roots were collected.
At the same time, the leading agricultural producers in gross grain harvest are the Odessa region – 4.4 million tons, the Poltava region – 4 million tons and the Vinnitsa region – 3.3 million tons. In terms of productivity, the farmers of Khmelnytsky region lead with an indicator of 68.3 c/ha, Bukovyna – 64.9 c/ha and Chernihiv region – 63.5 c/ha.
It was previously reported that farmers are predicting lower yields due to a dry May. After some time, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy improved the forecast for the grain harvest. The forecast describes a grain harvest of about 56 million tons. Of these, wheat – 21 million tons.
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Source: korrespondent
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