As of August 14, Russian agrarians harvested grains and pulses throughout the general areas of 16 mln ha (in 2016 - 21.99 mln ha), or 33.4% of the forecast. The production volumes of grains totaled 64.6 mln tonnes, with the average yield at 4.03 t/ha (in 2016 - 72.7 mln tonnes, and 3.31 t/ha), declared the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.
In particular, agrarians harvested winter and spring wheat throughout 12.1 mln ha (43.3%), And produced 52 mln tonnes of the grain, with the average yield of 4.31 t/ha.
Russia harvested 9.1 mln tonnes of winter and spring barley throughout 2.7 mln ha (33.1%). The average yield totaled 3.43 t/ha.
Agricultural producers of Krasnodar Krai started harvesting corn for grain, and produced 270 tonnes. The harvested areas reached 40 ha, with the yield at 6.75 t/ha.
Agrarians harvested rapeseed throughout 142.8 thsd ha (14%), and produced 312.8 thsd tonnes of the oilseed. The average yield totaled 2.19 t/ha.
Krasnodar Krai started harvesting soybeans, and produced 4.3 thsd tonnes of the oilseed. The harvested areas reached 2.2 thsd ha, with the yield at 1.95 t/ha.
Agrarians of the Chechen Republic started harvesting sunflower seed, and produced 540 tonnes of the oilseed. The harvested areas reached 495 ha, with the yield at 1.09 t/ha.
Russian agrarians started pulling flaxseed. The areas reached 4.5 thsd ha (8.1%).
