Corn harvest continues in Ukraine, more than 2 mln tons may be harvested — FAS USDA

areas had been harvested, the harvest amounted to 28.9 million tons of grain. The remaining areas, according to analysts, will allow to increase the total harvest by more than 2 million tons. The delays in harvesting were due to heavy rains, due to which machinery could not enter some fields. In addition, farmers gave priority to harvesting oilseed crops, postponing corn to later dates, FAS reported. “According to industry data, some batches of corn had 32–35% moisture, which is significantly higher than the normal level of 20–22%. This caused export delays as producers had to run these batches through a dryer ...