News company - Grain Market in Russia: Overview and Domestic Product Saturation - Fork Cast

In 2025, experts warned about the slowdown in agricultural growth due to systemic issues. The government provides preferential financing and reforms education to support the industry. Agribusiness faces high financing costs but sees potential in production development and digital technologies.

Harvest time is approaching in the fields. Manual processing of grain on 400 hectares without specialized machinery is the key to productivity, weather permitting.

In the village of Kolos, they grow wheat of the "Extra" variety and barley "Pamyat Chepeleva," recognized as a star of the fields. Peas of the "Meteor" variety will be harvested in 5-6 weeks.

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The Russian government has extended the temporary ban on the export of live rice until the end of 2025 due to production problems following the accident at the hydropower plant. Exceptions to the ban include supplies to the Eurasian Economic Union and humanitarian aid.

A tariff quota has been introduced for the export of processed rice and cereals.

In Tunisia, the harvest is successfully coming to an end. A total of 134,208 tons of grain have been collected, including 133,735 tons for consumption and 473,600 tons for seeds.

The wheat harvest is planned to be 1,350,000 tons and barley - 550,000 tons. Tunisia remains a major consumer of Russian wheat.

ICAS is preparing to adjust the crop forecast in the Rostov region and Krasnodar region due to soil moisture disruption. However, the harvest in other regions may increase. In Kuban, 13.8 million tons of grain were harvested, in the Rostov region - 11.6 million tons. According to ICAS forecast, by 2025, Russia is expected to produce 130-131 million tons of grain. New data will be presented next week after field inspection.

In 2024, 125.85 million tons of grain were harvested, including 82.5 million tons of wheat.

According to the exchange report, the volume of grain sales from the state reserve fund has decreased to 1350 tons.

The sale of rye from the 2023 harvest was conducted at the National Commodity Exchange. It is planned to sell up to 3 million tons of grain. By June 6, 219,510 tons of grain were sold for 3.2 billion rubles.

Wheat prices dropped on three exchanges on Tuesday. The USDA report showed that the winter wheat harvest is 3% complete. A decrease in wheat crop is expected in Ukraine. Corn prices have slightly increased, while soybean prices have risen. The market is supported by expectations of negotiations between Trump and Xi.

In Kazakhstan, the rise in wheat prices continues. Prices for grains of different categories remain high. Some grain processors doubt the official data on grain reserves and express dissatisfaction. The demand for soft wheat remains high.

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.

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.