Ukraine Harvests 45.6 Mln Tons Grain To Nov 4 - Ministry

Ukraine harvested 45.6 million metric tons of grain to Nov. 4 on 15 million hectares, or 97% of the total area to be harvested, with the average yield of 3.04 tons a hectare, the agriculture ministry said Thursday.

The ministry said the corn harvest, which is still continuing, was 7.86 million tons on 1.6 million hectares, or 75% of the total area to be harvested, with the average yield of 4.93 tons a hectare.

The agriculture ministry had forecast Ukraine’s grain harvest this year at 45 million tons, compared with the 53.3 million
tons harvested in 2008.

Source: CME Group