The harvest of the main oilseeds in the Russian Federation is already 24 million tons

Published Nov 25, 2022

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Russian farmers have harvested approximately 24 million tons of major oilseeds, an increase of 0.7 million tons from the previous year, as of November 24. The harvest includes 4.7 million tons of rapeseed, 13.3 million tons of sunflower oilseeds, and 6 million tons of soybeans. The yield and area of cultivation for each crop have also increased compared to the same period last year. The Ministry of Agriculture expects Russia to achieve a record oilseed harvest of over 25 million tons, while the Oil and Fat Union forecasts over 27 million tons.

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As of November 24, Russian farmers during the harvesting campaign have already harvested about 24 million tons of major oilseeds (sunflower, soybean, rapeseed), which is about 0.7 million tons more than the same period last year. This is stated in the materials of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. The gross harvest of rapeseed by the reporting date is 4.7 million tons (3 million tons by November 24, 2021) with a yield of 20.9 centners per hectare (18.3 centners per hectare). The crop was harvested on an area of 2.2 million hectares (1.6 million hectares). Sunflower has been threshed from 7.3 million hectares (9.6 million hectares), 13.3 million tons of oilseeds (15.4 million tons) have been threshed with a yield of 18.1 centners per hectare (16.1 centners per hectare). Soybeans were harvested 6 million tons against 4.9 million tons by the same date last year. The yield increased to 18.9 c/ha from 16.5 c/ha a year earlier. Cleaning took place on an area of 3.2 ...

Source: Oilbranch