Ukraine. Winter wheat planting is 95% complete

According to the latest update as of November 18, winter wheat planting is 95% complete, winter rye and barley are 100% planted, reports UkrAgroConsult. The area planted to winter rape is already 7.2 Th ha above the official forecast and up 5.0% year-on-year.

Corn harvest accelerated to 14.0% ahead of last year, its yield is down 6.5% from last year. Buckwheat harvest is actually finished (66.71 Th ha harvested out of the total 67.59 Th ha), the grain crop is down 33.8% year-on-year. Millet harvest is 72.3% ahead of last year, with 17.9% higher yield than in 2018.

Harvest of sunflower and soybeans is 99% complete, with 41 Th ha and 15 Th ha remaining to be harvested, respectively.

Ukraine. Harvesting progress, November 18, 2019

Crops

Projected area, Th ha

Harvested, Th ha

Completion, %

Crop, KMT

Yield, MT/ha

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

Grains and pulses

15274

14845

14197

97

72416

65569

4.88

4.62

Buckwheat

68

67

107

99

89

135

1.34

1.26

Millet

90

88

51

97

159

78

1.82

1.54

Corn

4970

4592

4027

92

32416

30439

7.06

7.55

Sunflower

5850

5809

6042

99

14511

13736

2.50

2.27

Soybeans

1580

1565

1681

99

3667

4321

2.34

2.57

Ukraine. Planting progress, November 18, 2019

Crop

Projected area, Th ha

Planted, Th ha

Completion, %

2019

2018

Winter grains, total

7272

6953

7086

96

Wheat

6230

5912

6082

95

Rye

122

122

120

100

Barley

920

915

884

100

Winter rape

1079

1086

1034

101

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