Russia harvested over 12 mln tonnes of sunflower seed — Ministry of Agriculture

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APK-Inform

1921

In Russia, the harvesting campaign of oilseeds and corn almost reached the final stages. So, as of November 19 Russian agrarians harvested sunflower seed throughout the general areas of 7.6 mln ha (95.3% of the plan), and produced 12.1 mln tonnes of the oilseed. The average yield totaled 1.6 t/ha, declared the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.

Agrarians harvested 4 mln tonnes of soybeans throughout 2.6 mln ha (93.2% of the plan). The average yield totaled 1.53 t/ha.

As of the reporting date, agrarians harvested corn for grain throughout 2.1 mln ha, or 89.1% of the planted areas. The production volumes totaled 10.5 mln tonnes, while the yield — 4.9 t/ha.

Generally, Russia harvested grains and pulses throughout 44.4 mln ha, or 99% of the plan. The production volumes totaled 115.6 mln tonnes, with the average yield of 2.6 t/ha.

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