The gross harvest of early grain crops in the south of the Russian Federation exceeded the figures for 2025, this was facilitated by a high supply of moisture in the soil. The main agricultural regions reported that the share of food crops exceeds 80%, according to the Bank of Russia report “Regional Economy: GU Comments” for September 2026.
“The harvesting of early grain crops has been completed in the macroregion. The gross harvest exceeded last year’s due to high moisture reserves in the soil. A large agricultural holding in the South reported an increase in wheat yield by more than 20% year-on-year. According to preliminary estimates, in general, the share of food wheat in the total harvest in the Rostov region and Krasnodar Territory exceeds 80%,” the report says, reports TASS.
Earlier, with reference to regional authorities, it was reported that, in particular, farmers of the Krasnodar Territory collected over 11.4 million tons of wheat, barley and peas; the 2026 harvest is almost 2 million tons higher than last year’s figures. The average yield in the region was 58.2 c/ha. Agricultural producers in the Rostov region threshed 13.6 million tons of grain with a yield of 42.6 c/ha, in the Stavropol Territory - 9.3 million tons.