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Russian Farmers Harvested 14.6 Million Metric Tons of Grains
18.07.2011 13:09 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Russian farmers harvested 14.6 million metric tons of grain as of today, the country’s Agriculture Ministry said.
More than 3.9 million hectares (9.6 million acres) were harvested, the ministry said in a statement on its website today. It didn’t provide a year-earlier comparison.
The wheat crop reached 8.4 million tons, with yields averaging 3.71 tons a hectare, the ministry said. The barley harvest was 1.7 million tons, at 4.01 tons a hectare, according to the statement. The numbers are in so-called bunker weight, measured before the grain is dried and cleaned.
As of July 20 last year, 7.5 million hectares of grain plantings were reaped and 21 million tons of grain had been harvested. The yield averaged 2.81 tons a hectare last year, according to the ministry.
The ministry targeted a 2011 grain harvest of 85 million tons. The crop may reach 90 million tons this year, First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov said last week.
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