Ukraine. Corn yield is down 2% from last year

According to the latest update as of October 24, planting of winter grains slowed down to 3.3% behind last year. 5 Th ha of winter rape is left to be planted – its acreage is 5.7% larger than last year.

Corn harvest accelerated to 11.2% ahead of last year, its yield is down 2.0% from October 24, 2018, reports UkrAgroConsult.

Buckwheat harvest is 37.8% behind last year, with 5.7% higher yield than in 2018, the harvested area official forecast for buckwheat was raised by 1 KMT. Millet harvest is 68.5% ahead of last year, with 20.8% higher yield than in 2018.

Sunflower harvest progress is 3.1% behind last year, with 8.3% higher yield than in 2018. Soybean harvest is 3.2% behind last year, with yield down 8.6% from 2018.

Ukraine. Harvesting progress, October 24, 2019

Crops

Forecast area, Th ha

Harvested, Th ha

%

Crop, KMT

Yield, MT/ha

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

Grains and pulses

15279

13480

13075

88

61814

55128

4.59

4.22

Buckwheat

68

65

104

96

86

131

1.33

1.26

Millet

90

81

48

90

152

74

1.87

1.55

Corn

4974

3258

2930

66

21919

20110

6.73

6.86

Sunflower seed

5849

5575

5750

95

13534

12892

2.43

2.24

Soybean seed

1580

1484

1534

94

3444

3891

2.32

2.54

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