Russian Ministry of
Agriculture report harvest is underway in the Republic of Adygea, Kalmykia,
North Ossetia-Alania, Stavropol, Krasnodar, Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkess
Republic.
As of 28 June, the
Ministry report 670kha of grain and leguminous crops harvested (317kha in 2015)
producing 2.9mmt with an average yield 4.3mt/ha (3.9mt/ha in 2015).
The Southern Federal
District harvested 1.1mmt from 207kha (87kha in 2015) with an average yield
of 5.4mt/ha (5.5mt/ha in 2015).
This includes the Republic
of Adygea 90.7kmt from 17.8kha to yield 5.1mt/ha (5.4mt/ha in 2015); Republic
of Kalmykia 42kmt from 12.7kha
to yield 3.3mt/ha (2.6mt/ha in 2015); Krasnodar 990kmt from 176kha with an
average yield of 5.6mt/ha (5.9mt/ha in 2015).
The North Caucasus
Federal District harvested 1.4mmt from 343kha (193kha in 20125) with an
average yield of 4.2mt/ha (3.4mt/ha in 2015) with the bulk of this coming from
Stavropol.
Still early days but my contacts are telling me initial test results are showing quality is down
on last year.