As of August 21, 2012, agrarians of Ukraine harvested grains and leguminous plants throughout the areas of 9.84 mln ha, or 65% of the forecast. The produced volumes totaled 25.39 mln tonnes of grains with the average yield of 25.8 c/ha, declared the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.

In particular, as of the reporting date agrarians already harvested 48.6 thsd tonnes of buckwheat throughout the areas of 50.7 thsd ha (18%). The average yield totaled 9.6 c/ha.

Besides, as of the reporting date agrarians harvested 70.1 thsd tonnes of millet throughout the areas of 59.2 thsd ha (35%), with the average yield of 11.8 c/ha.

Also, agrarians started harvesting sunflower seed and soybeans. As of the reporting date, Ukraine harvested 95.3 thsd tonnes of sunflower seed throughout 95.6 thsd ha (2%) with the yield of 10 c/ha.

Ukraine harvested soybeans throughout 17.4 thsd ha, and produced 23 thsd tonnes, the yield totaled 13.2 c/ha.

Besides, Ukraine started field works to prepare the soil for planting of winter crops. As of the reporting date, agrarians processed the areas of 7.52 mln ha (83% of the plan).

Agrarians planted winter rapeseed for the harvest-2013 throughout the areas of 287.7 thsd ha (31% of the forecast).

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