The Saratov region in Russia is projected to harvest over 2 million tons of sunflower, accounting for half of the expected harvest, with the first million tons already harvested from 47% of the crops, yielding an average of 14.9 centners per hectare. The region is expected to maintain its leadership in sunflower production both in the Volga region and nationally by the end of the year. Additionally, the region has harvested over 6.2 million tons of grain.