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Ukrainian yield volume of barley will reach 7 million tonnes this year, according to the Hydrometeorological Service in Ukraine. Last year output of barley crops registered 10.4 million tonnes. The fall was attributed to the unfavorable weather conditions during all the vegetation period – frosts, ice and drought, AgriUkraine agency reported in a statement.



Ukrainian barley yield in 2002 year

	Harvested area, thousand ha	Total yield, thousand tonnes	Yield per ha, tonnes
Winter barley	531.9	1,347.29	2.53
Spring barley	3,620.8	9,016.47	2.49
Total barley (winter & spring)	4,152.7	10,363.76	2.50

11 August, 2003