Russian harvest update

Russia has harvested 104.1mmt of grains and pulses from 41.7mha or 92% of the planned area with an average total yield of 2.50mt/ha.

Last year yield was 2.21mt/ha so a slight improvement.

This breaks down as 60.4mmt of wheat from 22.9mha (93%) with an average yield of 2.64mt/ha; 20.8mmt of barley from 8.8mha (97%) with an average yield of 2.36mt/ha; 7.6mmt of corn from 1.7mha (62%) with an average yield of 4.59mt/ha; 7.2mmt of sunflowers from 4.9mha (72%) with an average yield of 1.47mt/ha; and 1.6mmt of soyabeans from 1.2mha (61%) with an average yield of 1.35mt/ha.