The southern regions of Russia started the harvesting, according to the June 22, threshed 364,2 thousand tons of grain against 230,7 thousand tons on the same date last year, reported the Ministry of agriculture.

The yields are above last year was 49.1 t/ha against 45,4 kg/ha, respectively.

In the Stavropol region threshed 27.2 thousand hectares, in 2015 - 120 thousand tonnes), and produced 120 thousand tons of grain yield of 44.1 kg/d in 2015, 39,1 kg/ha). In the Krasnodar region grain throughout 36 thsd ha (17.2 thousand ha), harvested 193,8 thousand tons of grain (101.6 thousand tons) with a yield of 53.8 t/ha (59,1 kg/ha).

In the Republic of Crimea and produced 6.1 thousand tons of grain (in 2015 -17,7 thousand tons).

As reported "Interfax" the press service of the Ministry of agriculture and food of Rostov region citing Minister Konstantin Nachalovskoe, in the region threshed 2 thousand hectares, amounted to 9 thousand tons of grain with an average yield of 48.5 t/ha.