As of September 1, Russia harvested 117.9 mln tonnes of grains and pulses from 32.5 mln ha with the average yield at 3.62 t/ha, the Ministry of Agriculture informed.
Farmers reaped 86.9 mln tonnes of wheat from 21.8 mln ha with the yield at 3.99 t/ha, 20.8 mln tonnes of barley (6.5 mln ha, 3.18 t/ha), 23.2 thsd tonnes of corn (4.5 thsd ha, 5.11 t/ha).
Moreover, agrarians harvested 175.2 thsd tonnes of sunflower seed (76.2 thsd ha, 2.3 t/ha), 2.1 mln tonnes of rapeseed (833.9 thsd ha, 2.53 t/ha), 50.2 thsd tonnes of soybean (24 thsd ha, 2.09 t/ha).
Farmers harvested 3.4 mln tonnes of sugar beet from 72.4 thsd ha with yield at 47.25 t/ha.
Winter crops were planted throughout 2.5 mln ha.
