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Harvest-2023: Almost 52.5 Million Tons of Grains and Oilseeds Harvested in Ukraine

As of the second week of October, Ukraine has harvested almost 52.5 million tons of the new crop.

Grain and legume crops were collected from an area of 7,737.9 thousand hectares with a yield of 46.0 quintals per hectare, resulting in a total of 35,597.3 thousand tons of grain, including:

  • Wheat was harvested from 4,694.5 thousand hectares (yield: 47.3 quintals per hectare), producing 22,210.9 thousand tons.
  • Barley was harvested from 1,504.5 thousand hectares (yield: 39.0 quintals per hectare), resulting in 5,863 thousand tons.
  • Corn was harvested from 884.4 thousand hectares (yield: 66.1 quintals per hectare), with a total of 5,846.6 thousand tons.
  • Peas were harvested from 154.4 thousand hectares (yield: 25.7 quintals per hectare), producing 396.8 thousand tons.
  • Buckwheat was harvested from 127.7 thousand hectares (yield: 14.8 quintals per hectare), resulting in 188.8 thousand tons.
  • Millet was harvested from 72 thousand hectares (yield: 22.6 quintals per hectare), with a total of 162.4 thousand tons.
  • Other grains and legumes covered 300.5 thousand hectares, with a yield of 929 thousand tons.

Oilseed crops were harvested from an area of 6,761 thousand hectares, yielding a total of 16,883 thousand tons, including:

  • Sunflower was harvested from 3,898.5 thousand hectares (yield: 23.2 quintals per hectare), producing 9,042 thousand tons of seeds.
  • Rapeseed was harvested from 1,396 thousand hectares (yield: approximately 28.7 quintals per hectare), resulting in 4,005 thousand tons of seeds.
  • Soybeans were harvested from 1,466 thousand hectares (yield: 25.8 quintals per hectare), with a total of 3,776 thousand tons.

The sugar beet harvest is ongoing, with 96.4 thousand hectares harvested, yielding 4,602 thousand tons of sweet roots at a rate of 477.4 quintals per hectare. The highest sugar beet yield was reported in Vinnytsia region, with 1,479.8 thousand tons.

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