News Update on Russia Agriculture Grain Harvest 2020

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, as of July 31, the grain harvest reached 58 million tons, which is 3.7 million tons more than in the same period last year. The average yield was 34.9 c / ha against 34.3 c / ha. Including the gross yield of wheat increased by 2 million tons to 47.6 million tons with a yield of 36.4 c / ha. The highest average harvest per hectare is still in the regions of the Central Federal District – 46.9 centners, which is almost 12 centners more than in the South (35.1 centners). Over the week, the yield in the Central Federal District increased by 2 centners / ha.

Among the regions of the Central Federal District in terms of gross grain harvest, the Voronezh region is in the lead with 4 million tons, it follows from the data of the Center for Agroanalytics of the Ministry of Agriculture. The Voronezh Group of Companies “Logus” has already completed the collection of early grains, in general, about 70% of the crops have been threshed in the region, told “Agroinvestor” CEO of the company Igor Alimenko. “The yield in our farm is higher than in 2019 – 66 c / ha versus 59 c / ha. The quality of the grain is also good – wheat is mainly of the 4th and 3rd classes, ”he specifies.

Holding ” AgroGard”By July 31st, he harvested almost 63% of winter wheat and about 39% of barley. The average yield of wheat in the Center is 60 c / ha, barley – 45 c / ha (118.6% of the plan), says the general director of the company Pavel Tsarev. “We will finish harvesting spring barley and winter wheat in the Central Region in about 14-16 working days, that is, on time, if the weather does not interfere. In general, the harvesting campaign runs smoothly, without downtime, there are difficulties with the harvesting of fallen crops, but the pace of work is not slowing down, ”he adds. At the same time, the quality of grain in the regions is different, Tsarev continues, so, for example, in the Kursk region – only the 5th grade, in the Tambov – about 37% falls on the 3rd, almost 41% – on the 4th, 22.6% – on the 5th. In the Lipetsk region, wheat of the 4th class prevails (75%), 25% falls on the 3rd. In the Oryol region, wheat of the 3rd class is only 0.3%, 38% – the 4th, 62% – 5th grade, the top manager lists. In general, the gross harvest in the holding will be comparable to last year due to a good harvest in the Center, but a 25% decrease in the Krasnodar Territory.

 

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