Ukraine. Sunflower harvest is 45% ahead of 2018
20 September, 2019 at 15:09According to the latest update, as of September 19, planting of winter grains has accelerated (23.3% ahead last year). Planting of winter rape is 8.0% ahead of last year, reports UkrAgroConsult.
Harvest of late crops: corn harvest has accelerated to 5.9% behind last year, with yield 6.0% higher than in 2018.
Buckwheat harvest has accelerated to 28.5% behind last year, with yield 6.0% higher than in 2018. Millet harvest has accelerated to 93.9% ahead of last year, with a 18.1% higher yield than in 2018.
Sunflower harvest has accelerated (45.3% ahead of 2018), with its yield and total crop being up 4.8% and 52.0% year-on-year, respectively.
Soybean harvest is 80.8% ahead of last year, with a 5.5% lower yield than in 2018.
Ukraine. Harvesting progress, September 19, 2019
|
Crops |
Forecast area, Th ha |
Harvested, Th ha |
% |
Crop, KMT |
Yield, MT/ha |
|||
|
2019 |
2018 |
2019 |
2018 |
2019 |
2018 |
|||
|
Grains and pulses |
15279 |
10523 |
10442 |
69 |
41905 |
36796 |
3.98 |
3.52 |
|
Buckwheat |
67 |
47 |
66 |
70 |
64 |
84 |
1.36 |
1.28 |
|
Millet |
90 |
69 |
36 |
77 |
128 |
56 |
1.85 |
1.57 |
|
Corn |
4974 |
378 |
402 |
8 |
2201 |
2208 |
5.82 |
5.49 |
|
Sunflower seed |
5849 |
3192 |
2197 |
55 |
7126 |
4689 |
2.23 |
2.13 |
|
Soybean seed |
1580 |
626 |
346 |
40 |
1431 |
837 |
2.29 |
2.42 |
