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Roman Nekrasov from the Ministry of Agriculture has announced plans to increase rice and grain production in the North Caucasus region. The production of fruits and berries in this region will also be increased to 1.6 million tons by 2030, with a share of 45.5% in production by 2024, aiming for 46.4%.

From May 28 to June 3, 2025, new customs duties on the export of grain come into force: wheat - 1364.5 rubles per ton, barley - 0 rubles per ton, corn - 606.0 rubles per ton. The changes are related to the harvest and export goals.

Exports of soybeans from Brazil in May 2025 are projected to reach 14.52 million tons, which is 1.75% higher than the forecast from last week.

Exports for January-April amounted to 40.42 million tons, close to half of last year's volume. Revenues are expected to increase with the soybean crop of 2024/25 estimated at 167.9 million tons.

Farmers of the Zabaykalsky Krai have planted almost half of the agricultural crops on an area of 64,000 hectares. Chernyshevsky district is leading with 17.2 thousand hectares. Grain crops cover 28.1 thousand hectares, rapeseed - 30.2 thousand hectares, sunflower - 3.3 thousand hectares, flax - 1.8 thousand hectares. 333 hectares of potatoes have been planted. The plan is fulfilled by 59%. Work is underway in several districts.

During the period of January-April 2025, Russia exported rapeseed oil to China for $478.2 million, which is 29% more than the previous year. Russia is leading the market, surpassing Canada and Belarus. However, rapeseed exports to China decreased by 3.4 times, reaching $13.1 million.

Rosselkhozbank's CEA forecast: the biotechnology market in Russia will reach 4.2 million tons and 700 billion rubles by 2028. Agriculture in 2021 amounted to 149 billion rubles, with an expected growth to 190 billion rubles by 2028. Biotechnologies are used to reduce production costs and increase crop yields.

National projects include the development of breeding, production of veterinary drugs, and support for the agro-industry.

Prices for sunflower seeds in Kazakhstan continue to rise. Prices for flaxseed have also increased due to high demand and limited supply. Processing of flaxseed in the EU may decrease due to shortages. China is actively purchasing flaxseed from Russia. Global flax exports will decrease, leading to a reduction in oil and meal production.

Company "Molvest" is building a plant for milk processing in the Kalacheyevsky district of the Voronezh region. The new enterprise will help the company meet 60% of the demand for products in Russia, enter the export market, and partially replace imports.

The project Forkagro.com took 2nd place in the "Case of the Year" category at the "Runet Rating 2025" awards. The website was created to digitize agribusiness, offering solutions for farmers and contractors. The project implementation included research, AI integration, and a service for finding specialists.

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