Sunseed and soybean harvesting started in Ukraine
OILCROPS. According to the Ag Ministry of Ukraine, sunseed had been harvested from 88.3 Th ha by August 28 that represents 1.5% of its projected area of 6058.2 Th ha. The crop amounted to 143.2 KMT with an average yield of 1.62 MT/ha. By the same date a year ago, farmers harvested 75 KMT of sunseed from 57 Th ha with an average yield of 1.33 MT/ha, reports UkrAgroConsult.
Soybeans had been harvested from 8.8 Th ha by the reporting date (0.5% of their projected area of 1709.4 Th ha). The crop equaled 24.5 KMT with an average yield of 2.8 MT/ha. Just 2 Th ha was harvested by August 28, 2017 (4 KMT with an average yield of 1.48 MT/ha).
In addition, harvesting of spring rapeseed continues in Ukraine. This work is already 85% complete (54.3 Th ha already harvested). Growers brought in 110.8 KMT of rapeseed with a yield of 2.04 MT/ha. The harvest of spring rapeseed is already 41% ahead of last year, whereas its yield is down 6% on the year.
Apart from the above, Ukrainian farmers continue sowing winter rape for the 2019 harvest. 635.2 Th ha had been sown to it by the reporting date, or 72% of a projected 888 Th ha. The area of newly-seeded winter rape was already as large 429 Th ha on August 28, 2017 (55% of its projected area of 776 Th ha).
GRAINS. The harvest of late grains, in particular buckwheat and millet, is gaining pace in Ukraine. Buckwheat harvesting was 11% complete as of August 28, while this percentage for millet equaled 22%. At the same time, the harvest of these crops is 69% and 41%, respectively, behind last year.
It is worth pointing out that farmers had harvested 99.9% of early grains by the reporting date. The harvested area was up 2% from 2017, but the total grain crop is 8% lower than a year ago.
Ukraine. Harvesting progress, August 28, 2018
|
Crops |
Planned area, Th ha |
Harvested, Th ha |
% |
Crop, KMT |
Yield, MT/ha |
|||
|
2018 |
2017 |
2018 |
2017 |
2018 |
2017 |
|||
|
Grains and pulses, total |
14846 |
9931 |
9736 |
67 |
34367 |
37404 |
3.46 |
3.84 |
|
Early grains and pulses |
9882 |
9868 |
9653 |
99.9 |
34290 |
37284 |
3.48 |
3.86 |
|
Buckwheat |
108 |
12 |
38 |
11 |
15 |
41 |
1.29 |
1.08 |
|
Millet |
52 |
11 |
19 |
22 |
17 |
29 |
1.47 |
1.52 |
More detailed information on the latest trends in grain exports, supply and demand balances with breakdown by crop, price behavior as well as on crop conditions and progress in harvesting/planting in the countries of Black Sea Region is available to subscribers for weekly market report "Black Sea Grain" by UkrAgroConsult.
