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.