Russia: Pea farming, grain legume horizons

Pulses have emerged from niche crops as drivers of growth in Russian agricultural exports thanks to the opening of the Chinese market and active purchases from India. Experts are confident that their demand will grow in the future, which means that farmers need to take a closer look at diversifying their crops. About promising directions for Russian peas, chickpeas and lentils - in a new article in the magazine field.rf. According to Rosstat, in 2023 the harvest of grain legumes in Russia increased by 29% and amounted to almost 6 million tons. The main volume (4.7 million tons) came from peas; almost 703 thousand tons of chickpeas and 345 thousand tons of lentils were also collected. This trend has continued for the second agricultural year in a row. Head of Russian Pulses Analytics Sergey Pluzhnikov: “The grain legume market has received increased attention over the past two seasons. As a result, the Russian Federation has become number one in the world in pea production this ...