Harvest Update Russia, as of August 10 Farmers Harvested 73.5 million tons of Grain

Harvest Update Russia, as of August 10 Farmers Harvested 73.5 million tons of Grain

According to operational data of the management bodies of the agro-industrial complex of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, as of August 10, 2020, grain and leguminous crops were threshed from an area of ​​21.4 million hectares or 44.6% of the sown area, 73.5 million tons of grain were threshed with a yield of 34.3 centners / ha.

Of these, wheat was threshed from an area of ​​15.7 million hectares or 53.4% ​​of the sown area, 57.6 million tons of grain were threshed with a yield of 36.7 c / ha. Barley was threshed from an area of ​​3.6 million hectares or 42.4% of the sown area, 11.2 million tons were threshed with a yield of 30.8 centners / ha.

Rape was threshed from an area of ​​281.6 thousand hectares, or 18.9% of the sown area, 661.1 thousand tons were threshed with a yield of 23.5 c / ha.

Sugar beet (Krasnodar Territory) was dug up from an area of ​​3.3 thousand hectares, 146.3 thousand tons were dug up with a yield of 443.3 c / ha.

Fiber flax was harvested from the area of ​​8.2 thousand hectares or 15.5% of the sown area.

Potatoes in agricultural enterprises and peasant (farmer) farms were harvested from an area of ​​17.4 thousand hectares or 6.2% of the sown area, 467.4 thousand tons were dug up with a yield of 268.7 c / ha.

Vegetables in agricultural enterprises and peasant (private) farms have been harvested from an area of ​​41.0 thousand hectares or 21.7% of the sown area, 580.3 thousand tons were harvested with a yield of 141.7 c / ha.

Sowing of winter crops has begun in some regions of the Russian Federation. Sown 25.3 thousand hectares or 0.1% of the forecasted area.

Source:Grain On-Line