OREANDA-NEWS. October 07, 2008. Ukrainian farmers threshed a total of 45.433 million tons of grain and leguminous crops, according to the press service of the Agriculture Ministry.

Their average yield was 34.4 centners per hectare.

Agribusinesses also harvested 248,800 tons of buckwheat and 221,300 tons of millet.

Ukraine harvested 2.758 million tons of sunflower seeds from 44% of target areas, with the crop yield being 14.9 centners per hectare.

Farmers are continuing to thresh corn silage and green fodder. They have already threshed 7.539 million tons of corn silage and stored 6.136 million tons of it for winter.

Ukraine also harvested 135,500 tons of soy, with the average crop yield being 14.5 centners per hectare, and 2.986 million tons of sugar beets, with the average crop yield being 352.3 centners per hectare.