According to Rosstat statistics, by September 1, 2023, farms of all categories (agricultural organizations, farmers, personal subsidiary plots) had collected 99.97 million tons of grain (in initially received weight), which is 12.4% less than on the same date last year ( 114.1 million tons).
Grain crops were threshed on 61.4% of the sown area (from 66.5% last year).
3.7 million tons of sunflower were collected, which is 9.8% more than last year (3.4 million tons). It was harvested from 1.7% of the sown area (from 1.6% last year).
Sugar beets were dug up from 7.6% of the area (5.9% a year ago), 3.8 million tons were dug up, which is 36.5% more than a year ago (2.8 million tons).
Potatoes were harvested from 36.5% of the area (34.9%), 5.5 million tons were dug, which is 4.5% more than last year (5.3 million tons). Vegetable harvest increased by 1.7%, to 5.6 million tons from 5.5 million tons a year ago. They were removed from 47.3% of the areas (48%).
These indicators do not take into account data for new territories of Russia.
Previously, the Ministry of Agriculture reported that as of September 6, 112 million tons of grain were harvested. The agency operates with data from regional agricultural management bodies.