Buckwheat production will be significantly lower than the previous year.

This year, the buckwheat harvest is expected to be 888 thousand tons in net weight, which is 26.5% less than in 2024. This forecast was given to "Agroinvestor" by Vladimir Petrichenko, the CEO of the analytical company "ProZerno." The sowing areas for buckwheat in 2025 decreased by 32% compared to the previous year and amounted to 746 thousand hectares, he recalls, while the yield of the crop this year is expected to be higher than last year's. "By the end of October, the main areas under the crop—84% of the total sowings—had been harvested. The gross harvest in bunker weight amounted to 800 thousand tons," says Petrichenko. The buckwheat harvest in the Altai Krai, which is the main producer of buckwheat in the country, in 2025 is expected to be 500 thousand tons, TASS previously reported, citing the region's governor Viktor Tomenko. According to ProZerno's estimate, the Altai Krai will harvest 530 thousand tons of buckwheat in 2025, compared to 662.2 thousand tons a year earlier. ...