According to the November global agricultural yield report issued by United States Departments of Agriculture, the yield of Ukraine sunflower seeds in 2017/2018 was estimated to be 130 million tons, 500 thousand tons less than the estimated value of the previous month and 2.2 million tons less than the record-breaking level of the previous year.
　　The reduction cause for the sunflower seed yield was that the dry weather for four months caused the reduction of 11% of per unit yield of sunflower seed compared to the previous year.
　　United States Departments of Agriculture estimated that per unit yield of sunflower seed in 2017/18 was 2.03/hectare, 4% less than the estimated value of the previous month, 14% less than the record-breaking level of the previous year and 1% less than the five-year average value.
　　Ukraine Department of Agriculture said, 97% of sunflower seed harvesting work had been completed up to November 7. The yield data of United States Departments of Agriculture includes the yield in Crimea.