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02.06.2009
Russia’s 09 Grain Harvest Seen 90M Tons Vs 108.1.M Tons In 08
Russia is likely to harvest 90 million metric tons of grain this year compared with 108.1 million tons in 2008, the Agriculture
Ministry said Monday.
Ministry said Monday.
The head of the Russian Grain Union, Arkady Zlachevsky, had previously forecast a harvest of 100 million tons this year.
The revised forecast is lower because the spring grain planting campaign has been slowed down by cold weather, which means Russia planted spring grains on 27.5 million hectares to May 30, 88% of the planned total area, 2 million hectares less than on May 30, 2008, according to figures from the Agriculture Ministry.
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