By October 20, Russian farmers had collected 137.2 million tons of grain (in bunker weight) versus 148.1 million tons on the same date last year, according to operational information from the agro-industrial complex bodies of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
Grain was harvested from 44.6 million hectares (44.5 million hectares in 2022), the yield was 30.8 c/ha (33.3 c/ha).
Including 93.1 million tons (104.2 million tons) of wheat. It is threshed on 28.5 million hectares (29.1 million hectares) with a yield of 32.6 c/ha (35.9 c/ha). Barley was harvested from 7.8 million hectares (7.9 million hectares), 21.7 million tons (24.3 million tons) were threshed, the yield was 28 c/ha (30.7 c/ha). Corn for grain was threshed from 1.1 million hectares (832.5 thousand hectares), 7.4 million tons (5 million tons) were collected with a yield of 64.9 c/ha (59.6 c/ha). Rice was harvested from 149.3 thousand hectares (101.4 thousand hectares), 983.2 thousand tons (622 thousand tons) were threshed with a yield of 65.8 c/ha (61.3 c/ha).
Sugar beets were dug from 753.1 thousand hectares (594.2 thousand hectares), 35.9 million tons (26.7 million tons) were dug up, the yield was 477.3 c/ha (in 2022 - 450.1 c/ha).
Fiber flax was harvested from 31.4 thousand hectares (32.8 thousand hectares).
Sunflower was threshed from 7.2 million hectares (4.4 million hectares), 13.2 million tons (8 million tons) were collected with a yield of 18.3 c/ha (18 c/ha). Rapeseed was harvested from 2 million hectares (2.1 million hectares), 4.3 million tons (4.4 million tons) were threshed, the yield was 21.6 c/ha (21 c/ha). Soybeans were threshed from 2.6 million hectares (1.9 million hectares), 5.5 million tons (3.7 million tons) were harvested with a yield of 20.8 c/ha (19.1 c/ha).
Agricultural enterprises and farmers dug up potatoes from 269.7 thousand hectares (240.5 thousand hectares), collected 7.5 million tons (5.9 million tons), the yield was 279.7 c/ha (246.7 c/ha ). Vegetables were harvested from 147.7 thousand hectares (141.4 thousand hectares), 4.5 million tons (3.7 million tons) were collected with a yield of 304 c/ha (in 2022 - 264.6 c/ha) . Winter crops were sown on 16.3 million hectares compared to 15.8 million hectares as of October 20 last year.
As reported, Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a meeting with the head of the transitional government of Pakistan, Anwar Ul-Haq Kakar in Beijing on October 17, said that the grain harvest in the Russian Federation this year will be 137-138 million tons. In 2022, 157.7 million tons of grain were harvested.
