1 October 2020, 16:24, Oilseeds

Soybean yields 1.99 t/ha on average in Ukraine, key production regions

Soybean harvest in Ukraine as of September 24 reached 968.89 thou. t on 485.32 thou. ha, which accounts for 36% of the areas under the crop in the current production season, the Harvest Online 2020 project data show.

The crop yields 1.99 t/ha on average since the start of the campaign. 21 regions of the country have started harvesting campaign.

The top 5 regions in terms of soybean harvested volume:

Region Harvest, thou. t Area, thou. ha Yield, t/ha
Poltava 195.43 102.99 1.9
Kherson 166.71 51.77 3.22
Sumy 127.36 51.7 2.46
Khmelnytsky 100.4 38.2 2.63
Vinnytsya 64.49 45.09 1.43

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As of September 24, agriproducers in Ukraine harvested 48 mln t of main crops on 15.5 mln ha, of which grains and legumes make up 37.6 mln t harvested on 10.3 mln ha, or 67% of the planned areas.