Russia's wheat harvest 2016 will reach BB´s grain Union, a Russian non-governmental organization, a volume of 69.5 million tonnes estimated by Russia. It said the spokesman of the Association, Arkady Zlochevski, he added that the entire grain harvest will reach a volume of at least 114 million tons.
Russia's Agriculture Ministry estimates the harvest at up to 110 million tons. That would be the biggest harvest in post-Soviet history. The USDA increased the forecast of the Russian wheat harvest 2016/17 in the August edition of the WASDE report of 65 million tonnes (July) to 72 million tonnes.
