Russian Grain Markets: 8-12 August 2022 The harvest in Russia continues. Some areas in the south are entering the final stage and producing a record crop. Rostov on Don area, the wheat belt of Russia, is boasting a 14.5 MMT crop from 3.35 Mha of which 2.9 Mha was winter wheat. This is a record for this area beating the previous mark of 12.7 MMT. It was an increase of almost 2 MMT. The main reason behind such a record crop is obviously technology plus good weather conditions. The average yield is ranging 4.2 MT/ha which for Russia is a very good indicator. This is also a record among all other regions. Some farms harvested wheat at 6 MT/ha. Rostov is Russia’s largest producer and exporter of grains. During the past nine years g...
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We have described the long-term investment climate in crop and livestock production, using data primarily from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The data provided background on the current investment climate and outlook for agricultural capital formation. Our conclusion was that investment...
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