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Ukrainian farmers had threshed 59 million tonnes of grain as of November 19, 2015, from 14.3 million hectares, which was 98% of the planned areas, according to the Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry's press service.
The average yield is 41.1 quintals per hectare. Harvesting of corn, soybeans, sunflower and sugar beets is underway.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the gross yield of grain was expected at 59.5 million tonnes, according to the ministry of agriculture.
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