Russia harvested more than 140 mln tonnes of grain so far

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APK-Inform

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As of September 30, Russia harvested 141.4 mln tonnes of grains and pulses (106.4 mln tonnes year ago) from 42.5 mln ha (89.4%) with the average yield at 3.33 t/ha (2.62 t/ha last year), the Ministry of Agriculture informed.

Farmers reaped 101.9 mln tonnes of wheat from 28.2 mln ha (95.8%) with the yield at 3.61 t/ha, 23.9 mln tonnes of barley from 7.7 mln ha (96.8%) with the yield of 3.09 t/ha, 2.05 mln tonnes of corn from 353.7 thsd ha (12.4%) with the yield of 5.8 t/ha.

They also harvested 898.7 thsd ha of buckwheat (786.5 thsd ha; 1.14 t/ha).

Moreover, agrarians harvested 2.7 mln tonnes of sunflower seed (1.4 mln ha (13.6%); 2.01 t/ha), 3.5 mln tonnes of rapeseed (1.58 mln ha (67.7%); 2.2 t/ha), 1.1 mln tonnes of soybean (1.96 t/ha).

Farmers harvested 14.8 mln tonnes of sugar beet from 340.1 thsd ha (33.1%) with yield at 45.38 t/ha.

Winter crops were planted throughout 9.56 mln ha (10.76 mln ha last year).

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