KYIV, Aug 11 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in August improved its forecast for grain harvest in Ukraine in 2017 by 3.9 million tons compared to the July forecast, to 64.99 million metric tons.

According to a report on the website of the U.S. agency, the forecast for the harvest of forage crops was increased from 37.09 million tons to 38.49 million tons, wheat from 24 million tons to 26.5 million tons.