ICAR predicts that the Russian Federation will harvest 145 million tons of grain in 2024, including 92 million tons of wheat

Moscow. November 30th. INTERFAX.RU - The Institute for Agricultural Market Studies (IKAR) has made the first forecast for grain harvest in the Russian Federation next year. As ICAR General Director Dmitry Rylko told Interfax, wheat production can be expected at 92 million tons, and total grain production at 145 million tons. This year, ICAR estimates the wheat harvest at 91.6 million tons, and total grain at 144 million tons. “The export potential of wheat in the new agricultural year (will begin on July 1, 2024 - IF) can be predicted at 48 million tons, of all grain - at 63 million tons,” he said, recalling that for the current agricultural year, ICAR estimates are 51 million and 67 million tons respectively. “Of course, most of the risks, favorable opportunities and uncertainties for the future harvest are still ahead. But now we see the second sown area in the history of Russia under winter wheat and its generally good condition,” Rylko said. The ...