As of October 26, 2020, agricultural producers threshed 50.5 million tons of grain and leguminous crops from 12.9 million hectares, or 84% of the projected areas..

This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture..

A total of 66.8 million tons of major crops were harvested from an area of \u200b\u200b21.03 million hectares.

In the context of cultures collected:.

millet - 240 thousand. tons out of 147.7 thousand. ha (98% of the area from the forecast);

buckwheat - 99 thousand. tons from an area of \u200b\u200b76.5 thousand. ha (97%);

sunflower - 11.6 million tons from an area of \u200b\u200b5.9 million hectares (92%);

soybeans - 2.2 million tons from an area of \u200b\u200b1.08 million hectares (80%);

corn - 14.5 million tons from 3.07 million hectares (56% of the area).

Sugar beet dug out 3.7 million tons on an area of \u200b\u200b88.5 thousand. ha (41% to the forecast).

The ministry also provided data on the course of autumn sowing. As of October 26, Ukrainian agricultural producers have sown the main winter crops on 7.3 million hectares (89% of the area from the forecast). In particular, over 1.1 million hectares were sown in a week.

According to the press service, in the context of crops sown: wheat - 5.

5 million hectares (91% to the forecast); barley - 802.2 thousand. ha (85% of the forecast); rye - 112.8 thousand. ha (85% of the forecast); rapeseed - 855.6 thousand. ha (85% of the forecast);

Among the leaders in terms of sowing rates per week is Kherson (294.4 thousand. ha), Lugansk (184.6 thousand. ha) and Dnepropetrovsk (108.07 thousand. ha) area. Such regions as Volynsk, Lugansk, Poltava and Cherkassk have already completed 100% of the planned field work.