Soy and weather reduced the harvest by 10 million tons in Ukraine

Published 2024년 10월 25일

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Ukraine has seen a decrease in its agricultural yield due to weather conditions and an increase in the cultivation of soybeans, which has a lower yield than crops like corn. Highlighting the resilience of farmers, First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, Taras Vysotskyi, noted that the main grains and rapeseed have been fully harvested, while 67% of corn and 95% of sunflowers, along with most sugar beets, have been harvested. The country has recorded good wheat and barley harvests, a record soybean harvest of 6 million tons, and a promising corn harvest of 24 million tons.

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This was announced by First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Taras Vysotskyi during a briefing at the "Ukraine Media Center". "Such indicators are explained by an objective factor - the area under soybeans, which has a lower yield than, for example, corn, has increased. We also have a decrease in the yield of agricultural crops due to weather conditions," explained Taras Vysotskyi. He added that today the main grains (wheat, barley, rye, oats, legumes) and rapeseed have already been fully harvested. Corn is 67% harvested, sunflowers are 95% harvested, and most of the sugar beets are dug up. "Indomitable farmers in difficult conditions managed to harvest wheat at the level of the previous year - more than 22 million tons, about 6 million tons of barley, which is similar to last ...

Source: AgroPortal.ua