Ukraine threshes 38 mln tonnes of early grain crops as of Aug 18

This includes 37.9 million tonnes of winter crops from 9.6 million ha with the yield of 39.4 centners per ha. Some 32,000 tonnes of buckwheat were threshed on 26,000 ha or 17% of the target with the yield of 12.4 centners per ha. Some 57,000 tonnes of millet were threshed on 29,000 ha or 28% of the target with the yield of 19.3 centners per ha The ministry predicts grain harvest at 61 million tonnes.