Ukraine as of October 26, 2012 had threshed 41 million tonnes of grain from 13.7 million hectares, or 93% of the area to be harvested in the country, the press service of the Ukrainian Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry has reported.
According to the ministry, the average yield of grain crops in the
country was 29.9 centners (a metric centner equals 100 kilograms, or
220.46 pounds) per hectare, while on the same date last year it was 34.8
centners per hectare.
In addition, farmers threshed 14.6 million tonnes of corn from 3.4
million hectares, or 77% of the target. The average yield of that crop
was 43.1 centners per hectare, whereas on the same date last year it was
57.5 centners per hectare.
As of October 26, farmers had threshed 162,000 tonnes of rice from
25,000 hectares (96% of the area). The average yield of the crop is 65.8
centners per hectare.
Farmers also harvested 7.8 million tonnes of sunflower seeds from 4.8
million hectares (99% of the area), with the average yield being 16.3
centners per hectare (18.6 centners in 2011), and 2.1 million tonnes of
soybeans from 1.3 million hectares (88% of the area), with its average
yield being 16.3 centners per hectare, compared to 20.1 centners per
hectare last year.
Sugar beets have been harvested from 355,000 hectares, or 78% of the
area. Farmers harvested 13.2 million tonnes of sugar beet, with the
average yield being 372 centners per hectare, against 355 centners per
hectare last year.
