Russian Harvest Off To A Shaky Start
The Russian harvest is off to a shaky start, with 14.4 MMT harvested so far this year yields are coming in around 20% lower than last year, according to the Agriculture Ministry, on a combination of drought and reduced fertiliser applications.
Meanwhile 3.2 million hectares of grain in various growing areas have been lost completely to drought, the Ministry add.
The worst hit areas are the Orenburg Region in the Urals where some 1.12 million hectares have been affected, the Samara Region in the Volga area (591,000 hectares), the Saratov Region in south Russia (495,100 hectares), the Republic of Bashkortostan in the southwest Urals (495,000 hectares), the Republic of Tatarstan in the Volga area (300,000 hectares) and the Volgograd Region in the country's south (200,300 hectares), the Ministry said.
"By today, an emergency regime will have been introduced in the Samara and Orenburg regions and the Republic of Bashkortostan. Emergency measures are expected to be introduced soon in the Volgograd and Saratov regions and the Republic of Tatarstan," the Ministry added.
Meanwhile 3.2 million hectares of grain in various growing areas have been lost completely to drought, the Ministry add.
The worst hit areas are the Orenburg Region in the Urals where some 1.12 million hectares have been affected, the Samara Region in the Volga area (591,000 hectares), the Saratov Region in south Russia (495,100 hectares), the Republic of Bashkortostan in the southwest Urals (495,000 hectares), the Republic of Tatarstan in the Volga area (300,000 hectares) and the Volgograd Region in the country's south (200,300 hectares), the Ministry said.
"By today, an emergency regime will have been introduced in the Samara and Orenburg regions and the Republic of Bashkortostan. Emergency measures are expected to be introduced soon in the Volgograd and Saratov regions and the Republic of Tatarstan," the Ministry added.
