Ukraine’s grain, oilseeds harvest exceeds 70 mln tons

KIEV, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) — Ukraine has harvested some 71.4 million tons of crops from this year’s yield as of mid-November, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food said on Friday.
Since the start of the 2024 harvest season, Ukrainian farmers have gathered 52.1 million tons of grain and 19.3 million tons of oilseeds.
The wheat and barley harvests have been completed, yielding 22.4 million tons and 5.6 million tons, respectively.
Ukraine has gathered 22.3 million tons of corn from 88 percent of planted areas and 10 million tons of sunflower seeds from 97 percent of planted areas so far this year.
In 2023, Ukraine yielded 82 million tons of crops, including more than 60 million tons of grain. ■