The gross yield of more than 7.3 million tons with an average yield of almost 36,6 kg/ha, reported in the don Ministry of agriculture.

Collected more than 6.1 million tonnes of wheat and 652 thousand tons of barley. First on gross yield of grain last week became farmers zernogradskogo RAJJONA (464 tons). Also, the leaders were Zimovnikovskiy (431 tons), Sal (409 thousand tonnes), Azov (more than 374 thousand tons), Neklinovskiy (354 thousand tons) areas. The highest grain yield observed in Peschanokopskoye district (49.2 q/ha).

"More than 80% of area have been thrashed in the Constantine, Myasnikovsky, Neklinovskiy, Kuibyshev, Azov, Kagal, Remontnensky districts. The rate of harvest is constrained by periodic rainfall. But despite the vagaries of the weather, all work at an accelerated pace. And we continue to expect another record grain harvest", — said the Deputy Governor Vyacheslav Vasilenko.

According to the Governor, specialists are monitoring the situation of moisture of crops on the basis of the Express analysis, and once the humidity reaches 12-13%, they will immediately begin to harvest.