Wednesday, 19 October 2016

Ukraine has harvested 48mmt of grain

Ukraine's harvest currently stands at 48.7mmt of grains from 11.7mha, or 82% of the plan, with an average yield of 4.1mt/ha.

This includes 9.8mmt of corn from 1.7mh (41%) with an average yield of 5.6mt/ha.

Sunflower stands at 10.5mmt from 4.8mha (81%) with an average yield of 2.1mt/ha and soya at 2.9mmt from 1.3mha (73%) with an average yield of 2.1mt/ha.

As of October 18, winter grains plantings stand at 5.4mha (74%), down 322kha on last year which includes 4.8mha (79%) of winter wheat and triticale and 386kha (38%) of winter barley.

Winter oilseed rape plantings are up slightly at 769kha (106%).