Agrarians of the Crimea started grain harvest — farms of the two districts harvested 170 tonnes of winter barley, according to the Ministry of agriculture of the region. Total sown area under the crop in 2020 in the Republic is 764,6 ha. "According to the calculations, cleaning of grain, leguminous and forage crops harvest 2020, under optimal weather and climate conditions will take place within a month", — said Deputy Prime Minister — Minister of agriculture of the Republic Andrey Ryumshin.

In early June, at a meeting devoted to the forthcoming harvesting campaign, he said that in good and satisfactory condition there are 72% of crops, although previously the regional authorities feared the death of plants from lack of moisture in the soil. Last year the Crimea has collected about 1.7 million tons of wheat, 800 thousand tons more than in 2018.

Foreign agricultural service of USDA (FAS USDA) in its report has maintained forecasts wheat production in Russia at the level of 77 million tons, excluding Crimea. Including will be harvested 57 million tons of wheat and 20 million tonnes of spring, estimated by American analysts. While they note the deterioration of the situation in the North Caucasus district and improvement in the Central and Volga districts. Sowing took place in drier than normal conditions in spring in the South and the North Caucasus, which together account for almost 58% of the production was also dry, but precipitation in may has improved the condition of crops. However, there remain concerns about the drought in the Stavropol region, which accounts for about 15% of the total production of winter wheat, the report said. However, improving conditions in the Center and Volga region compensated for the reduced yields in the South. Forecast of production of other cereals USDA FAS reduced 0.2 million tons to 39.2 million tonnes.

Earlier this week, Russian analysts adjusted forecasts of crop — while they all agree that the gross grain harvest this year could become the second record after 2017. The highest score of the analytical center "Sovekon": it raised the Outlook from 126,3 million tonnes to of 128.6 million tonnes, including the potential gross yield of wheat increased from 81.2 million tons to 82.7 million tons According to the forecast of the center, despite not the most favorable situation in the South of the country, the grain harvest there may be 34.5 million tonnes, down from 31.8 million tons in 2019 and will be approximately at the level of 2017. According to the forecast of the Russian Ministry of agriculture, the grain harvest will total 120 million tons, including the Agency permits reduction of the yield by 30% in the Kuban, Stavropol and Rostov region from-for adverse weather conditions.

"The condition of the winter wheat fields in General in the Krasnodar region is worse than in the previous year, the expected average yield for the region was 30% lower than in 2019, confirmed "the Agroinvestor" managing the agribusiness concern Pokrovsky Stanislaw kaszuba. — Spring frosts and lack of moisture slowed development of plants. Now set the heat +40°C and winds that could negatively affect the loading of grain". The start of the harvesting campaign on the fields of concern is removed, and if bad weather does not make adjustments, the barley will start to remove on June 25, peas — 1-3 July wheat July 1-2. "Expected average yield of wheat is in the range of 45-50 kg/ha, which is below the yield of last year," adds Kashuba.

The General Director of "Agro" them. N. Evgeny Tkachev Stick says that farms of the holding are planning to start threshing of winter barley on 17 and 18 June, winter wheat — 1 July. "According to our estimates, the yield of winter crops is on average 20% lower than in 2019. The main reason is the severe frosts in March, says he. — Negative impact on future crop affected and the lack of rainfall in April-may, but due to rains in early June, the situation has somewhat stabilized. Particularly affected our crops because of the drought in the Stavropol Krai — where we expect up to 40% crop losses".

"This year is very much affected crops in the Northern and North-Western areas of the Krasnodar territory — because of the drought and the return of frost, — says the General Director of Agrofirm "Progress" Alexander Nezhenets. In the South-East region, where our crops, and in the center of the region, the situation is much better. We projected the yield at the level of last year: we put a lot of effort to get the maximum yield regardless of weather conditions." However, now there are some concerns over the heat during the pouring of the ear, and the optimum temperature for this process is +22-23 C, while the thermometer is +35°C, continues NeuNet. However, he hoped that in the coming days, the heat subsides, the rains, and then all the expectations of the agricultural firm are met. "In General, we believe that in this region the yield of winter will exceed 50 t/ha, whereas last year the figure was 61 to 64 t/ha — a reduction will, but not as strong as expected," he evaluates. "Progress" plans to start harvesting winter barley 20 June, wheat — from 3 to 6 July, rape in late June, is a traditional agricultural terms. Harvesting of fodder crop species on the farm is already underway. "Fodder in the early years have experienced stress due to drought, so those who first entered their service, was not received very high yields, but the may rains corrected the situation," adds NeuNet.

In the Rostov region in may the rains that had a positive impact on the state of grain, but now the heat is +35-37°C, and according to forecasts, the temperature can rise to +40°C, says the Deputy Director General GK "Light" Nikolai Goncharov. "If the heat does not subside within two weeks, the crops can suffer — he fears. — While we plan to start harvesting the winter crops in the standard time — July 5, however, the weather can make their adjustments. So, last year the harvesting campaign in our farms was launched on 26 June." The holding expects that the yield and gross harvest of grain this year will remain at the level of 2019. However, prospects for spring even more vague than in the winter, as it will depend on the weather in the summer, says Goncharov.

According to Alexander Nience, tilled agriculture in the Krasnodar region look good, so he believes that their crops will be high. "Row crops are in good condition, according to him, we expected good harvest," confirms Eugene Stick. Now row crop agriculture, which developing well after the last precipitation, the steady-state heat are in a depressed condition, but the forecasted rain and cold give hope to equalize the situation, said Stanislaw kaszuba. "Agricultural technology we have in the group are at a high level, and we hope that the impact of natural disasters will be the most compensated," he concludes.