Ukraine. Rates of winter grains planting are 26% behind last year

According to the latest information as of September 9, planting of winter grains has started in Ukraine, with its progress being 26.2% behind last year, reports UkrAgroConsult.

Planting of winter rape is 9.8% ahead of last year. Corn harvest has accelerated to 68.9% behind last year, with yield being 9.5% higher than in 2018.

Harvest of late crops: buckwheat harvest is 56.9% behind last year, with a 5.0% higher yield than in 2018; millet harvest is 106.9% ahead of last year, with a 16.3% higher yield than in 2018.

Sunflower seed harvest has slowed down (4.6% behind last year), with its yield being comparable with 2018 and the total crop being currently down 4.1% from last year.

Soybean harvest is 18.6% ahead of last year, with a 5.4% lower yield than in 2018.

Ukraine. Harvesting progress, September 9, 2019

Crops

Forecast area, Th ha

Harvested, Th ha

%

Crop, KMT

Yield, MT/ha

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

Grains and pulses

15279

10129

10158

66

39727

35367

3.92

3.48

Early grains and pulses

9976

9965

9874

99.9

39249

34320

3.94

3.48

Buckwheat

67

22

50

32

29

64

1.34

1.28

Millet

90

58

28

64

110

46

1.91

1.64

Corn

4974

46

147

0.9

281

824

6.14

5.61

Sunflower seed

5849

1210

1269

21

2473

2579

2.04

2.03

Soybean seed

1580

214

181

14

484

431

2.26

2.39

Ukraine. Planting progress, September 9, 2019

Crop

Projected area, Th ha

Planted, Th ha

Completion, %

2019

2018

Winter grains total

7272

175

237

2

Wheat

6230

164

225

3

Rye

122

9

5

8

Barley

920

1

6

0.1

Winter rapeseed

1073

862

785

80

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