As of August 1, Russia harvested 33.7 mln tonnes of grains – Rosstat

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As of August 1, 2016, the general production of spring grains and pulses in Russian agricultural organizations reached 33.7 mln tonnes in bunker weight, an increase of 17.1% compared with the same date last year (28.8 mln tonnes), announced the Federal State Statistics Service of the Russian Federation (Rosstat) on August 12.

According to the announcement, agrarians harvested grains throughout the areas of 8.8 mln ha, or 29.3% of the planned areas, against 8.5 mln ha on August 1, 2015. The average yield totaled 3.85 t/ha, as opposed to 3.41 t/ha on the same date last year.

In particular, wheat production totaled 27.4 mln tonnes of the reporting volumes, against 23.7 mln tonnes on August 1, 2015. The average yield totaled 4.13 t/ha, against 3.62 t/ha, Rosstat specified.

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