Ukraine Harvests 42.3 Mln Tons Of Grain In Year To Oct 16

Ukraine harvested 42.3 million metric tons of grain in the year to Oct. 16 on 14.4 million hectares, or 92% of the total area to be harvested, with an average yield of 2.94 tons a hectare, the Agriculture Ministry said Monday.

The ministry said the corn harvest to date was 4.617 million tons on 1 million hectares, or 47% of the total area to be harvested, with an average yield of 4.62 tons a hectare. The sunflower harvest to date was 5.7 million tons with an average yield of 1.54 tons a hectare.

The Agriculture Ministry forecasts Ukraine’s grain harvest this year at 45 million
tons, down from the 53.3 million tons harvested in 2008. 

CME Group