Wheat harvest in Ukraine may grow by 14%

Published 2021년 7월 29일

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Ukraine's 2021 wheat harvest is projected to increase by 14% from last year, reaching 28.3 million tons, and barley harvest is expected to rise by 5% to 8.0 million tons, according to an analyst. However, heavy rainfall has caused crop lodging and potential quality issues, including higher moisture, protein, and gluten content, and the development of harmful microflora. Weather conditions in Ukraine and major exporting countries, as well as the volume of early grain production, stocks, and farmer activity, will influence prices. The quality of wheat is still uncertain, and there may be more forage than 'food grain'. Additionally, an increase in production could put a strain on the logistics system, potentially leading to higher tariffs.

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The wheat harvest in 2021 in Ukraine, according to July forecasts, may amount to 28.3 million tons.This is 14% more than last year, which was 24.9 million tons. Viktoria Rozhko, an analyst of APK-Inform, told about this in a commentary for AgroPortal.ua. Barley, according to her, may be 8.0 million tons, which is + 5% to the gross harvest in 2020 - 7.6 million tons. “Operational data from the fields showed that at the start of the harvesting campaign there are rather high yields of early grain crops. However, one should not forget about the weather factor, ”she says. Heavy downpours in some regions of Ukraine caused local lodging of crops. This makes it difficult to harvest early grains and can also lead to increased crop losses, Rozhko adds. N.B. Pandora's Box: China, Coronavirus and Weather Disasters Will Shape Prices for Early Grains “The main factor that has the greatest impact on the volume of gross harvest of early grain, both last and this year, remains the weather. Also, ...

Source: AgroPortal.ua