Russia harvested over 32 mln tonnes of grains – Ministry of Agriculture

Source

APK-Inform

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As of July 27, Russian agrarians harvested grain crops and pulses throughout 8.9 mln ha (in 2014 – 10.7 mln ha), or 19.1% of the planned areas. The produced volumes reached 32.1 mln tonnes (in 2014 – 37.2 mln tonnes), with the average yield of 3.6 t/ha (3.48 t/ha), declared the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.

In particular, Russia harvested winter and spring wheat throughout the areas of 6.9 mln ha, or 26.1% of the plan (in 2014 – 8.6 mln ha), and produced 26 mln tonnes of the grain (31.4 mln tonnes), with the average yield of 3.75 t/ha (3.66 t/ha).

Agrarians harvested 3.4 mln tonnes of spring and winter barley (3.1 mln tonnes) throughout 1.07 mln ha, or 12% of the harvested areas (in 2014 – 991 thsd ha). The average yield totaled 3.21 t/ha (3.15 t/ha).

As of the reporting date, Russian agrarians harvested rapeseed throughout 91.2 thsd ha or 8.7% of the plan (in 2014 – 210 thsd ha), and produced 146.5 thsd tonnes of the oilseed (in 2014 – 342.3 thsd tonnes). The average yield totaled 1.61 t/ha (1.63 t/ha).

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