...in Crimea with the first 35,000MT already in the bin or more likely piled up in heaps in open sided sheds, not much call for driers and bins in Crimea you see, too hot and dry to need anything so complicated.
The minister for agriculture held a press conference to announce the start of harvest but would not be drawn on putting a figure to yield estimates for this years harvest despite having already done just that about four weeks ago.
He acknowledged that high temperature and dry weather of late might have done for his initially optimistic 45MMT of grain.
Here's another picture of the maize I mentioned earlier, perhaps the minister should get out more.