Ukraine harvested 38.8 mln tonnes of grains

 Ukrainian agrarians harvested 38.8 mln tonnes of grains throughout the areas of 10 mln ha, or 70% of the plan. The average yield totaled 3.9 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 37.6 mln tonnes.

In particular, agrarians started harvesting corn. As of the reporting date, Ukraine harvested 316 thsd tonnes of the grain throughout 79 thsd ha (2%). The average yield reached 3.99 t/ha.

Also, Ukraine harvested 128 thsd tonnes of buckwheat throughout 99 thsd ha (66%). The average yield totaled 1.29 t/ha. Agrarians harvested millet throughout 81 thsd ha (79%). The production volumes totaled 149 thsd tonnes, with the yield of 1.83 t/ha.

Agricultural enterprises of Ukraine harvested 1.8 mln tonnes of sunflower seed throughout 905 thsd ha (15%), with the average yield of 1.98 t/ha. The forecast of sunflower seed areas totals 5.9 mln ha.

Ukraine continued harvesting soybeans. Agrarians harvested 413 thsd tonnes of the oilseed throughout the areas of 201 thsd ha (11%), with the average yield of 1.98 t/ha.