Russia's grain harvest has amounted to 65 million tonnes so far this year, 37.1% higher than at the same time last year, the Agriculture Ministry said in a statement Monday, ITAR-TASS reported.

 

The ministry added that 20.7 million hectares, or 44.6% of the planted area, had been harvested so far.

 

The country's grain harvest is expected to exceed the last forecast of at least 85 million tonnes in 2008, Agriculture Minister Alexei Gordeyev said earlier in August. Meanwhile, the Russian Grain Union projects that the country's farmers will harvest up to 95 million tonnes of grain this year. 

 

 

 

Prime-Tass