The Russian Ministry
of Agriculture report the country has harvested 11mmt of oilseeds so far.
This
includes;
- 7.3mmt of sunflowers (8.1mmt in 2015) with an average yield of 1.6mt/ha (1.5mt/ha in 2015);
- 2.1mmt of soya (1.7mmt in 2015) with an average yield of 1.6mt/ha (1.5mt/ha in 2015).
- 1.0mmt of oilseed rape (1.0mmt in 2015) with an average yield of 1.2mt/ha (1.2mt/ha in 2015).
According to a Ministry forecast the oilseed harvest is expected to
reach 14.9mmt, up on last years 13.8mmt crop.