Russia harvested more than 132 mln tonnes of grain so far

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APK-Inform

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As of September 15, Russia harvested 132.3 mln tonnes of grains and pulses (99.4 mln tonnes year ago) from 38.6 mln ha (37.5 mln ha) with the average yield at 3.43 t/ha (2.65 t/ha), the Ministry of Agriculture informed.

Farmers reaped 96.4 mln tonnes of wheat from 25.8 mln ha with the yield at 3.74 t/ha, 23 mln tonnes of barley (7.4 mln ha, 3.12 t/ha), 780.8 thsd tonnes of corn (137.6 thsd ha, 5.67 t/ha).

Moreover, agrarians harvested 1.5 mln tonnes of sunflower seed (674.4 thsd ha, 2.2 t/ha), 2.8 mln tonnes of rapeseed (1.2 mln ha, 2.33 t/ha), 559.3 thsd tonnes of soybean (261.5 thsd ha, 2.14 t/ha).

Farmers harvested 8.6 mln tonnes of sugar beet from 196.1 thsd ha with yield at 43.89 t/ha.

Winter crops were planted throughout 7.4 mln ha (8.5 mln ha last year).

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