Russia Losing Grain To Drought
Reuters are carrying a story today saying that 3.2 million hectares of Russian grain crops have been lost to drought, up from 2 million hectares just a week ago.
That's quite a jump in just a week, and may explain the Russian Agriculture Ministry's low sounding estimate of a grain crop of only 85 MMT this year.
A state of emergency has been declared in three regions along the Volga River and southern Urals, the report says.
With a planted area this season of around 47 million hectares, the area described as 'lost' represents almost 7%, a not insignificant proportion.
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That's quite a jump in just a week, and may explain the Russian Agriculture Ministry's low sounding estimate of a grain crop of only 85 MMT this year.
A state of emergency has been declared in three regions along the Volga River and southern Urals, the report says.
With a planted area this season of around 47 million hectares, the area described as 'lost' represents almost 7%, a not insignificant proportion.
Story here
