By the beginning of October, sunflower reserves in agricultural organizations of the Russian Federation increased to 2.513 million tons, which is twice as much as at the same date last season. This was reported by the Zerno On-Line agency with reference to Rosstat.
The reserves indicators most noticeably exceed last year's in the Rostov, Voronezh, Penza and Saratov regions.
For detailed data on sales and grain reserves by region, see ZernoSTAT/Grain Movement.