As of November 8, 2024, a total of 68.9 million tons of new crops were harvested across Ukraine.
The corresponding statement was made by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, reports the correspondent of Ukrinform.
"In general, 49,9 million tons of cereals and about 19 million tons of oilseeds were harvested," the report states.
As of November 8, 2024, Ukrainian farmers harvested grain and oilseeds from 18.9 million hectares.
In particular, wheat, barley and peas were harvested from 100% of the fields. A total of 4,9 million tons of wheat were collected from 22,3 million hectares, 1,4 million tons of barley from 5,6 million hectares, and 212,2 thousand tons of peas from 470,4 thousand hectares.
In addition, a total of 20.2 million tons of corn were harvested from 3.3 million hectares (83% of agricultural fields).
In terms of gross grain yield, farmers from Odesa region took the lead with 4.4 million tons, followed by Poltava region with 4.1 million tons and Chernihiv region with 4 million tons.
In terms of production capacity, Khmelnytskyi region topped the ranking with 74,9 quintals per hectare, followed by Chernihiv region (68,3 quintals per hectare) and Chernivtsi region (66,5 quintals per hectare).
As of November 8, 2024, sugar beet harvesting was still underway in 16 regions of Ukraine. A total of 10.7 million tons of sugar beet were harvested from 223.2 thousand hectares (87% of agricultural fields).
We recall that according to the data of the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UCAB), Ukraine exported 6.6 million tons of agricultural products in October 2024, which is 33.8% higher compared to last year.