In the regions southern, North Caucasian, Privolzhsky and Central Federal districts continued harvesting of crops. For the harvesting season began separate regions of the North-Western, Siberian and far Eastern Federal districts.

As of July 27, 2017 in the whole country grain and leguminous crops throughout the areas of 8.2 mln ha (in 2016 10.1 million hectares) or 17.2% of the cultivated area, and produced 35.5 million tonnes of grain (in 2016 – 39.5 million tons) with a yield of 43.1 kg/ha (in 2016 of 39.2 kg/ha).

Including in the southern Federal district grain and leguminous crops throughout the areas of 5.4 mln ha (in 2016 and 5.1 million hectares). Produced 23.6 million tons of grain (in 2016 – 21.6 million tons) with a yield of 43.9 kg/ha (in 2016 – 42,4 t/ha).

In the North Caucasus Federal district threshed 2.2 million hectares (in 2016, 2.0 million ha). Milled 9.1 million tons of grain (in 2016 and 8.6 million tonnes), with a yield of 41.8 q/ha (in 2016 and 41.8 kg/ha).

In the Volga Federal district threshed 201,2 thousand hectares (in 2016, 1.7 million ha). Produced of 593.8 thousand tons of grain (in 2016, 5.0 million tonnes), with a yield of 30.4 C/ha (in 2016 – 27,5 kg/ha).

In the Central Federal district threshed 466,2 thousand hectares (in 2016 and 1.1 million hectares). Harvested 2.2 million tons of grain (in 2016 and 4.3 million tons), with a yield of 46.4 t/ha (in 2016 of 40.3 t/ha).

Winter and spring wheat in the whole country threshed with an area of 6.8 million hectares (2016 – 7.7 million hectares), or 24.4% to the cultivated area. Produced 30.3 million tons of grain (in 2016 31.7 million tons), with a yield of 44.6 q/ha (in 2016 – 41,2 kg/ha).

Winter and spring barley threshed from the area of 1.0 million ha (2016 – 1.2 million ha) or 12.9% of the cultivated area. Harvested 3.9 million tons (in 2016 – 4.0 million tons) with a yield of 37.4 C/ha (in 2016 – 34,9 kg/ha).

Rape threshed with an area of 113 thousand hectares (in 2016 and 57.3 thousand hectares), or 11.1% of the sown area, harvested 223,3 thousand tons (in 2016 – 112,1 thousand tons) with a yield of 19.8 t/ha (in 2016 – 19.6 C/ha).

In agricultural organizations and peasant (farm) excavated 9.5 thousand hectares of early potatoes (in 2016 – 12,9 thousand ha), or 3.2% of the planting area, dig 245,4 thousand tonnes of potatoes (in 2016 – 302,2 thousand tons) with a yield of 258,6 C/ha (in 2016 – the amount of 235.1 kg/ha).

Vegetables in agricultural organizations and peasant (farm) harvested from an area of 19.6 thousand ha (2016 – 29,9 thousand ha) or 11.2% of the cultivated area, collected 224,1 thousand tons (in 2016 351,8 thousand tons) with a yield of 114,4 kg/ha (in 2016 – to 117.8 t/ha).

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