November 18, 2010

Ukraine harvests 99% of grain

As of November 16, Ukraine harvested 41.27 million tonnes of grain and leguminous crops from an area of 14.53 million hectares (99% of the forecast), with an average yield being 28.4 metric quintals per hectare.

Farmers harvested 11.83 million tonnes of corn from an area of 2.58 million hectares (97% of the forecast), with an average yield being 45.9 metric quintals per hectare.

Farmers harvested 1.653 million tonnes of soy from an area of 1.028 million hectares (97% of the forecast), with an average yield being 16.1 metric quintals per hectare since November 16.