Monday, November 3, 2008

Ukraine Harvested Over 50 Mln Tonnes Of Grain - Nov 03, 2008

Ukraine has finished harvesting campaign and complex of autumn field works, declared the media-department of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy on October 29.

As of October 29, Ukraine harvested 50.6 mln tonnes of grain and legumes with an average yield of 35.2 c/ha, according to the announcement,

Particularly, farmers harvested 290.900 tonnes of buckwheat, 100.100 tonnes of rice and 233.800 tonnes of millet.

The agrarians harvested 6.26 mln tonnes of sunflower throughout 94% of planned areas with an average yield of 15.8 c/ha.

Ukraine also finishes soybean harvesting. To date, 651.500 tonnes of soybeans with an average yield of 15.7 c/ha were harvested.

As of October 29, Ukraine sowed 7.8 mln ha of winter wheat and triticale, 449.200 ha of winter rye, 1.08 mln ha of winter barley.

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