Harvest of sunflower advances only 1% in a week, current output lags last year by one million tons

As of 13 November, growers in Ukraine harvested 8.9 million tons of sunflower, reaching 91% of the planned area (+1% over the week), according to data from the Ministry of Economy. The average yield stood at 1.88 t/ha

Over the past week, producers collected 192.3 thousand tons of sunflower.

On the same date last season, 97% of sunflower areas were harvested, with total output reaching 9.9 million tons.

Kirovohrad region leads in total production, harvesting 1.1 million tons with an average yield of 1.7 t/ha. Poltava region has collected 1 million tons with a yield of 2.26 t/ha. Vinnytsia region has threshed 938.5 thousand tons, showing the highest yield — 3.21 t/ha.