Russia: At the beginning of August, grain stocks are at the same level from the previous year

21 Aug, 2017
Russia: At the beginning of August, grain stocks are at the same level from the previous year
As of August 1, 2017 grain stocks in Russia amount to 31.855 million tonnes, by 213,000 tonnes more than August 2016.

Wheat stocks are at 10.136 million tonnes(+11.3%), incl. milling wheat 7.417 million tonnes (+13.4%).

Barley stocks - 1.137 million tonnes (+15.2%), that of corn 702,000 tonnes (+54.8%).

Rye atocks decline by 12% to 329,000 tonnes, that of rice by  54.8% to 19,000 tonnes.

harvest of wheat is completed on areas of 13.0 million hectares (46.8% и 14.4), 55.7 million tonnes are harvested (52.2) at average yield of 4.27 mt/ha (3.63).

3.3 million hectares of areas under barley cultivation are harveted 40.4% и 5.0), 10.8 million tonnes of barley are harvested (13.0) at average yield of 3.33 mt/ha(2.6).

Harvest is completed on areas under rapeseed cultivation of 145,800 hecatres  (14.3% и 99,900), 320,300 tonnes of rapeseed are ahrvested (179,900) at average yield of  2.2 mt/ha (1.5).