In record-late times in the Cherkasy region, they are finishing the threshing of soybeans, and farmers do not expect high yields.

Cherkasy agrarians have threshed soybeans on 114 thousand hectares, which is 91% of the total area. Due to rains in September and October, the region expects a decrease in yield. Roman Kosenko, director of the regional department of agro-industrial development, told Hromadske about this. Soybeans in the region are being collected in the evening when there is less moisture. Otherwise, during rainfall, soybean stems wrap around the harvester and the plants are poorly threshed. Indeed, due to the rainfall, the legumes had to be collected late. The rains prevented combines from entering the fields. As for the yield, weather conditions do not leave hopes for high indicators. "A cool June was followed by July heat. That short period we had in July affected the subsequent laying of beans," noted agronomist Oleksandr Klymenko. He added that without irrigation, the yield is 1.2-1.5 tons per hectare, and with irrigation, it is 2.5-2.7 tons per hectare. By the way, starting in 2023, they ...