Ukraine harvests 34 million tons of grain
2011-08-22 16:37:05
Ukraine harvested 34.13 million tons of grain from an area of nearly 11.17 million hectares (99.7% of the forecast), out of the planned 11.415 million hectares. The average yield of grain and leguminous crops is 30.6 quintals per hectare (in 2010 - 24.7 quintals).
In particular, farmers harvested almost 23.16 million tons of wheat from 6.67 million hectares (99.7% of the forecast), with an average yield of 34.7 quintals per hectare.