Russia harvests 130 million tons of grain and maintains its forecast of 135 million.

Russia has already collected 90% of its grain harvest, 130 million tons in gross weight, and maintains its forecast of 135 million tons for the current season, Russian Agriculture Minister Oxana Lut reported this Thursday during an agricultural fair held in the Russian capital. "This year we have collected almost 90% of the grain areas, we have, as of today, 130 million tons," she declared, according to the Russian agency TASS. She pointed out that, at the moment, this is the gross volume and there is still 10% of the fields left to be harvested, but she asserted that "we maintain our forecast of 135 million tons." Last Monday, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Patrushev informed Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia expects to harvest this year 135 million tons of grain, of which 88 million would be wheat. Patrushev indicated that exports of agricultural products in 2025 are increasing in all categories except ...