95.6 million tons of grain was harvested in Russia until yesterday by 73% of the acreage. Included are 66,274 million tons of wheat, 17,418 million tons of barley, 0.3 million tons of maize and 5,392 million tons of sugar cane. The average yield is specified by the Agriculture Ministry in Moscow with 2.77 tonnes per hectare (wheat: 3.1 tons / acre). Last year, the average income was 2.64 tons per hectare (wheat: 2.96 tons / hectare).
Russia's farmers have started with the sowing of winter wheat for harvest in 2017. You want to extend the growing by 6% as a survey of the Ministry. 25% of the planned 17.35 million hectares have been ordered. Last year, the area under cultivation was relatively small, because adverse weather conditions hindered the sowing.
