As of September 25, 2017 in Russia harvest is completed on 39.3 million hectares under grain crops cultivation - 83.5% of the areas (41.6 million hectares in 2016.) 120.7 million tonnes of grain are harvested (109.2) at average yield of 3.07 mt/ha(2.62).
According to the Department of Agriculture, in 2017 – 2018 areas under corn cultivation in the state of Parana decline by 33% to 344.5 thousand hectares at 513.6 thousand hectares in the previous season.