Cereal production in Russia increased by 5.2% in 7 months

Cereal production in the Russian Federation increased by 5.2% in the first seven months of 2024, to 1.051 million tons. The highest growth rates were recorded in the production of oatmeal and millet, Irina Glazunova, Deputy Director General of the Institute for Agricultural Market Studies (IKAR), told Interfax. Thus, 70,435 thousand tons of oatmeal were produced (1.6 times more than in the first seven months of last year), and 76,713 thousand tons of millet (1.4 times more). In addition, buckwheat production increased by 3.6%, to 314,116 thousand tons, and pearl barley by 9.7%, to 49,703 thousand tons. At the same time, rice production decreased by 2.7%, to 304,687 thousand tons, corn grits - by 7.7%, to 46,535 thousand tons, semolina - by 5.7%, to 52,428 thousand tons, barley - by 1.3%, to 31,275 thousand tons. In addition, 104,797 thousand tons of other types of cereals were produced, which is 2.3% more than a year earlier. As Glazunova reported, in July of this year, cereal ...