As of October 6, Ukrainian agrarians harvested 45.714 mln tonnes of grains throughout the areas of 11.255 mln ha, or 79% of the plan. The average yield totaled 4.06 t/ha, reported the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. At the same time, on the same date last year the production volumes reached 44.3 mln tonnes.
In particular, agrarians continued harvesting corn. As of the reporting date, Ukraine harvested 6.882 mln tonnes of the grain throughout 1.275 mln ha (30%). The average yield reached 5.4 t/ha.
Also, Ukraine harvested 178 thsd tonnes of buckwheat throughout 141 thsd ha (94%). The average yield totaled 1.26 t/ha. Agrarians harvested millet throughout 99 thsd ha (96%). The production volumes totaled 181 thsd tonnes, with the yield of 1.82 t/ha.
Agricultural enterprises of Ukraine harvested 9.407 mln tonnes of sunflower seed throughout 4.323 mln ha (73%), with the average yield of 2.18 t/ha.
Ukraine continued harvesting soybeans. Agrarians harvested 2.534 mln tonnes of the oilseed throughout the areas of 1.177 mln ha (64%), with the average yield of 2.15 t/ha.
Ukraine continued realizing the planting campaign of winter grains. As of October 6, agrarians planted winter grains throughout 4.367 mln ha (59% of the plan), down 187 thsd ha compared with the same date last year.
In particular, Ukraine planted winter wheat and triticale throughout 4.009 mln ha (65%), winter rye - 125 thsd ha (85%), and winter barley - 232 thsd ha (23%). Also, Ukraine planted winter rapeseed throughout 738 thsd ha (102%), up 142 thsd ha compared with the last year index.
