The Russian
Ministry of Agriculture report the country has harvested more than 116mmt of
grain.
As of
October 18, 2016 the country has harvested 116.3mmt of grain, 13% more than the
same period last year (103.1mmt in 2015) and at an average yield of 2.4mt/ha (2.4mt/ha
in 2015).
Grains have
been harvested from 44.1mha or 93.4% of the cultivated area (42.8mha in 2015)
which suggests Russia’s current increase in grain output is coming from an
increase in planted hectares rather than any significant uplift in yield.
Planting of
winter crops for next harvest stands at 15.7mha, or 90.2% of the area target (15.1mha in 2015).