As of September 30, the gross collection of Grains and Legumes in Russia to 141,4 million Tonnen estimated, which is significantly higher than the same date the year before (106,4 million tons), reports the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. It is found that the harvest is already 42,5 million Hektar (89,4% of the plan) has taken place, the average yield is 33,3 (26,2) quintals/hectare.
As stated, will Wheat harvested as of the report date from 28,2 million hectares (95,8%) of which 101,9 million tonnes are harvested at a yield of 36,1 hundredweight/hectare.
Barley is harvested on 7,7 million hectares (96,8%), 23,9 million tons with a yield of 30,9 hundredweight/hectare.
Corn is harvested with 353,7 thousand hectares (12,4%), the degree of grinding is 2,05 million tons and the yield is 58 hundredweight/hectare. Buckwheat is harvested on 786,5 thousand hectares (69,9%), of which 898,7 thousand hectares with a yield of 11,4 hundredweight/hectare.
Sunflowers are harvested at 1,4 million hectares (13,6 percent), 2,7 million tons with a yield of 20,1 hundredweight/hectare. Rapeseeds is harvested with 1,58 million hectares (67,7%), 3,5 million tons harvested, the yield is 22 hundredweight/hectare. Soybeans 1,1 million tons are harvested with a yield of 19,6 centners/hectare.
The ministry has also indicated that sowing of winter crops in the Russian Federation was carried out on 9,56 million hectares, while last year this figure was 10,76 million hectares.