Durum wheat production hit a record high last year

According to the Federal Center for Assessment of Safety and Quality of Agricultural Products (CACAP), last year the durum wheat harvest in Russia reached a record 2.4 million tons in initially recorded weight, compared to 700 thousand tons in 2023. Maria Shostak, Director of the Altai branch of the Center, spoke about this at the international conference Russian Durum Day 2025. The increase in production was facilitated by the expansion of the sowing area to approximately 1.4 million hectares. According to the Center's research, the Volga Federal District holds the absolute leadership in durum production, where 1.1 million tons were harvested - 45% of the all-Russian volume. In particular, the Orenburg Region, which became the first in durum wheat production, threshed 647 thousand tons - four times more than the year before. Bashkiria increased durum production sixfold, to 200 thousand tons. The Urals Federal District accounted for 26% of the country's durum wheat harvest — ...