Ukraine. Farmers started corn harvesting
9 September, 2019 at 16:09According to the latest information as of September 5, farmers started corn harvest, with its progress being 76.8% behind last year and a 3.4% higher yield than in 2018, reports UkrAgroConsult.
Harvest of late crops: buckwheat harvest is 53.6% behind last year, with a 4.0% higher yield than in 2018; millet harvest is 101.5% ahead of last year, with a 18.9% higher yield than in 2018.
Sunseed harvest progress and yield are comparable with last year, with a 1.2% larger total crop than in 2018. Soybean harvest is 51.9% ahead of last year, with a 5.8% lower yield than in 2018.
829 Th ha had been planted to winter rape (77% complete).
Ukraine. Harvesting progress, September 5, 2019
|
Crops |
Forecast area, Th ha |
Harvested, Th ha |
% |
Crop, KMT |
Yield, MT/ha |
|||
|
2019 |
2018 |
2019 |
2018 |
2019 |
2018 |
|||
|
Grains and pulses |
15279 |
10090 |
10052 |
66 |
39519 |
34822 |
3.92 |
3.46 |
|
Early grains and pulses |
9976 |
9965 |
9874 |
99.9 |
39249 |
34320 |
3.94 |
3.48 |
|
Corn |
4974 |
15 |
64 |
0.3 |
85 |
353 |
5.75 |
5.56 |
|
Buckwheat |
67 |
17 |
36 |
25 |
22 |
46 |
1.33 |
1.28 |
|
Millet |
90 |
52 |
26 |
58 |
99 |
41 |
1.90 |
1.60 |
|
Sunflower seed |
5849 |
811 |
804 |
14 |
1595 |
1577 |
1.97 |
1.96 |
|
Soybean seed |
1580 |
139 |
92 |
9 |
322 |
225 |
2.31 |
2.45 |
