Russia Harvests 98.8 Mln Tons Grain To Oct 20

The average yield to date was 2.38 tons a hectare, 0.13 tons less on the year. Wheat harvest to date was 62 million tons, compared with 65.9 million tons on the year. Barley harvest to date was 18.5 million tons compared with 24 million tons a year ago.

Corn harvest to date was 2.2 million tons, 2.3 million tons less than a year ago. Russia harvested 108.1 million tons of grain in 2008.

Source: CME Group