Ukraine: Barley crop estimate updated to 5.8 mln tonnes

Ukraine's farm ministry on December 8 raised its 2023 grain harvest forecast to 59.7 million metric tons, saying the country had achieved a record grain yield.

The total grain and oilseed harvest is expected to reach 81.3 million tonnes, the ministry said in a statement, compared to an October forecast of 79.1 million tonnes. The ministry said the grain yield increased to 54.7 centners per hectare (C/ha) in 2023, topping the 53.6 C/ha of 2021. A centner is equivalent to 100 kilograms.

According to updated estimates, the wheat harvest is expected at 22.2 million tonnes, barley at 5.8 million and corn at 30.1 million tonnes. The 2023 forecast for the sunflower seed harvest remained at 13 million tonnes and for soybeans at 4.6 million tonnes. Rapeseed harvesting has been completed at more than 4 million tonnes.

08 December, 2023