E-Malt.com News article: Ukraine: Farmers harvest 9.6 mln tonnes of barley so far

Ukrainian farms have harvested 52 million tonnes of grain from almost 73% of its sowing area, with the yield averaging 4.48 tonnes per hectare, the agriculture ministry said on October 19.

The volume includes 32.3 million tonnes of wheat, 9.6 million tonnes of barley, 6.9 million tonnes of corn and small volumes of other grains, the ministry said.

Favourable weather could help Ukraine to harvest a record 80.3 million tonnes of grain this year, up from 65 million tonnes in 2020, the ministry has said.


19 October, 2021