According to official data, as of September 12, Russian farmers had threshed 37.4 million ha (79.2%) of grains and legumes against 32.5 million ha on the same date in 2015. 101 MMT was harvested with average yield of 2.7 MT/ha (in 2015 – 81.5 MMT with 2.51 MT/ha).
Wheat was threshed from 23.5 million ha (84.9%) against 19.8 million ha. Farmers gathered 69.8 MMT with the average yield of 2.97 MT/ha (2.75 MT/ha in 2015).
Barley was harvested from 7.6 million ha (90.7%). Gross production reached 18 MMT, and the average yield was 2.37 MT/ha (2.32 MT/ha in 2015).
Corn was harvested from 184.9 thousand ha (6.4%) against 302.5 thousand ha as of the same date in 2015. Farmers gathered 938.5 KMT with the average yield of 5.07 MT/ha (5.04 MT/ha in 2015). (UkrAgroConsult/Business World Magazine)