Harvest Update Russia, Farmers Harvested 82.8 million tons of Grain

Volga Baikal AGRO Harvest Update Russia, as of August 17 Farmers Harvested 82.8 million tons of Grain

According to the operational data of the management bodies of the agro-industrial complex of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, as of August 17, 2020, grain and leguminous crops were threshed from an area of ​​24.7 million hectares or 51.4% of the sown area, 82.8 million tons of grain were threshed with a yield of 33.6 centners / ha.

Of these, wheat was threshed from an area of ​​17.3 million hectares, or 58.8% of the sown area, 63 million tons of grain were threshed with a yield of 36.4 c / ha. Barley was threshed from an area of ​​4.6 million hectares or 53.8% of the sown area, 13.7 million were threshed with a yield of 29.9 c / ha.

Sugar beet (Krasnodar Territory) was dug up from an area of ​​13.9 thousand hectares or 1.5% of the sown area, 600.2 thousand tons were dug up with a yield of 431.5 c / ha.

Fiber flax was harvested from an area of ​​13.3 thousand hectares or 25% of the sown area.

Rape was threshed from an area of ​​332.7 thousand hectares or 22.3% of the sown area, 790.7 thousand tons were threshed with a yield of 23.8 c / ha.

Potatoes in agricultural enterprises and peasant (farm) farms have been harvested from an area of ​​21.1 thousand hectares or 7.5% of the sown area, 557.1 thousand tons have been dug up with a yield of 264.6 c / ha.

Vegetables in agricultural enterprises and peasant (farms) farms have been harvested from an area of ​​44 thousand hectares or 23.3% of the sown area, 680.7 thousand tons were harvested with a yield of 154.8 c / ha.

Sowing of winter crops was carried out on an area of ​​255.9 thousand hectares or 1.4% of the forecasted area.

Source: Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation

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