Three regions harvest sunflower at more than 3 t/ha, 21 regions of Ukraine cropping
23 September 2020, 16:19
As of September 17, sunflower harvesting in Ukraine reached 4.07 mln t having covered 2.33 thou. ha or 36% of the planned areas (6.38 mln ha), the Harvest Online 2020 data show.
Sunflower yields 1.75 t/ha on average since the start of the campaign. 21 regions of Ukraine have started harvesting this oilseed crop.
Regions harvesting highest yield of sunflower
| Region | Area, thou. ha | Harvest, thou. t | Yield, t/ha |
| Ternopil | 1.05 | 3.8 | 3.63 |
| Khmelnytsky | 3.65 | 11.23 | 3.08 |
| Sumy | 105.43 | 318.27 | 3.02 |
| Zakarpattya | 0.32 | 0.89 | 2.75 |
| Vinnytsya | 61.21 | 162.31 | 2.65 |
Learn more: TOP 10 Sunflower Producing Countries in 2019
Sunflower yields have been the lowest in Odesa region — 1.02 t/ha. 43.02 thou. t of the crop has been harvested so far.
The project is developed in partnership with Soufflet Agro Ukraine. Follow the updates with the Harvest Online 2020 project.
