In 2025, grain exports could reach 45 million tons for Russia

The Union of Grain Exporters and Producers estimated the potential for Russian grain exports in the 2025 calendar year at 45 million tons in an optimistic scenario, including 40 million tons of wheat. The pessimistic forecast assumes the export of 35 million tons of grain, including 32 million tons of wheat. The expert committee created by the union estimates the potential for gross grain harvest next year at 130 million tons, of which 85 million tons will be wheat. Such a harvest will be possible if winter crops are restored during the spring growing season, the union said in a statement. In the first half of next year, grain exports will be limited by a quota: from February 15 to June 30, 10.6 million tons of wheat and meslin can be supplied to foreign markets, the quota for other grains is zero. At the same time, the union believes that there is a high probability of allocating a quota of about 0.5 million tons for the export of corn from the Far East, where a good harvest of ...