Ukraine Harvests 46 Mln Tons Grain To Nov 6

Ukraine harvested 46 million metric tons of grain to Nov. 6 on 15 million hectares, or 97% of the total area to be harvested, with the average yield of 3.05 tons a hectare, the agriculture ministry said Monday.

The ministry said the corn harvest to date, which is still continuing, was 8.24 million tons on 1.67 million hectares, or 79% of the total area to be harvested, with the average yield of 4.95 tons a hectare.

The agriculture ministry earlier forecast Ukraine’s grain harvest this year at 45 million tons, down from the 53.3 million tons harvested in 2008.

Source: CME Group