Ukraine 2023 harvest at over 33 mln T so far – ministry

Ukraine, a global leading grain grower, has harvested more than 33 million metric tons of grain and oilseeds of the new 2023 harvest so far, agriculture ministry said on Friday.

The ministry gave no comparative data.

It said a total of 29.18 million metric tons of grain and more than 4 million tons of oilseeds had been threshed so far.

The volume included 22.14 million metric tons of wheat, 5.8 million tons of barley, 385,700 tons of peas, 27,700 tons of buckwheat, 34,100 tons of millet and some tonnage of other grains.

It also included 3.997 million metric tons of rapeseed, 49,400 tons of sunflower seeds and 30,600 tons of soy, the ministry data showed.

Farmers in 17 regions have finished harvesting rapeseed, the ministry added.

The largest quantity of grain has been harvested in the southern region of Odesa, it said.

The ministry has said Ukraine is likely to harvest 56.4 million metric tons of grain in 2023 versus 55.3 million tons in 2022.

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