Russian Spring Grain Plantings Lagging
Russian spring grain plantings are lagging, with just 1.5 million hectares seeded so far, compared to 3.7 million hectares at the same point last year, according to the Agriculture Ministry. Total spring acreage is predicted to exceed 31 million hectares, they say.
The 2009 total grain crop will be around 15-20% lower than in 2008 at 85-90 million tonnes, they estimate.
The 2009 total grain crop will be around 15-20% lower than in 2008 at 85-90 million tonnes, they estimate.