Ukraine Grain Harvest Near Complete At 43.12MMT

Through August 29, Ukrainian farmers had harvested 96% of grain and oilseeds (excluding maize and sunflowers) crops. The grain crop came to 43.12 mln tonnes with an average yield of 34.4 c/ha, according to the Ministry of Agricultural Policy of Ukraine.

The harvest comprised 26.78 mln tonnes of wheat, 13.41 mln tonnes of barley, 1.05 mln tonnes of rye, 487,300 tonnes of peas and 2.87 mln tonnes of rapeseed.

Additionally, farmers harvested buckwheat, millet and maize, and have begun to harvest sunflowers.

As of August 29, the buckwheat crop totaled 96,800 tonnes, millet - 6,400 tonnes, and the green weight of maize was 3.1 mln tonnes.

Also, it was reported that 303,300 ha of winter rapeseed were sowed which is 24% of the planned acreage.