Ukraine: Kharkiv oblast farmers threshed almost 1.5 million tons of grain

Published 2022년 11월 21일

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The Kharkiv region has successfully harvested 1.465 million tons of grain from 391,000 hectares, despite facing challenges such as mine contamination and damage due to ongoing conflict. The region has threshed 22,000 hectares of corn for grain, yielding 103,000 tons, and has also harvested 371,000 tons of sunflower from 165,000 hectares. However, the Department of Emergency Situations warns that the demining process in the region, which is a result of active hostilities, could take several years due to the extensive area requiring examination for explosive objects.

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In the Kharkiv region, 1.465 million tons of grain have already been harvested from an area of 391,000 hectares, despite the mining of large areas. This was reported in Kharkiv OVA. According to Yevhen Ivanov, deputy head of the Kharkiv OVA, 17% of the total area of corn for grain - 22 thousand hectares - has already been threshed in the region. 103,000 tons of grain were collected with a yield of 46 tons/ha. 371,000 tons of sunflower were harvested from an area of 165,000 hectares, which is 67%. The average yield is 22.5 t/ha. "This year's harvesting campaign became a difficult test for the farmers of the Kharkiv region mainly because of the damage caused by the Russian troops. Agricultural land suffers from mine contamination and direct physical damage," emphasized Yevhen Ivanov, deputy head of the Kharkiv OVA According to the Department, only in the territories of Izyum, Kupyan, and parts of Kharkiv, Bogodukhiv, and Chuguyiv regions, where active ...

Source: Agrotimes