Russia: on August 17, 69.4 million tons of grain were harvested

August 17, 2018 17:35 Russia:

on August 17, 69.4 million tons of grain were harvested

According to the operative data of the administrative bodies of the agro-industrial complex of the subjects of the Russian Federation, as of August 17, 2018, cereals and leguminous crops were threshed from an area of 22.3 million hectares or 47.9% of the sown area (in 2017, 17.8 million hectares). It is harvested 69.4 million tons of grain (in 2017 - 70.8 million tons), with a yield of 31.2 c / ha, which is 8.6 c / ha less than the same date last year (in 2017). - 39.8 q / ha). In the Southern Federal District, cereals and leguminous crops have been threshed from an area of 7.3 million hectares In the North Caucasus Federal District - threshed 2.5 million hectares In the Central Federal District - threshed 5.9 million hectares In the Volga Federal District - threshed 6.1 million hectares In the North-West Federal District - threshed 103.6 thousand hectares