Harvest progress in Ukraine.

According to operative statistics, as of August 17, 2004 grains and pulses in Ukraine have been harvested from the area of 10,122,800 hectares, which is 84 percent of the area forecast by agriculture ministry.
The farmers harvested 29,843,100 tonnes of grain, at an average yield of 3.0 tonnes per hectare.

Wheat has been harvested from 5,117,600 hectares, which is 90 percent of the forecast area. The amount of grain harvested as of the day is 16,819,400 tonnes; the yield has averaged 3.32 tonnes per hectare.
Barley has been harvested from 3,956,000 hectares (85 percent of forecast). The amount of grain, collected as of the day, is 10,416,900 tonnes at a yield of 2.70 tonnes per hectare.

Peas have been harvested from 263,400 hectares (97 percent of the forecast). The farmers collected 662,900 tonnes of this grain at a yield of 2.58 tonnes per hectare

19 August, 2004