Russia raises its grain harvest forecast for 2025 to 137 million tons

The grain harvest in Russia in 2025 will be 137 million net tons, two million more than the previous forecast, reported Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Dmitry Patrushev, in an interview with the newspaper Izvestia. "This year, Russian farmers have once again given us a reason for pride. Even despite all the climatic adversities they faced. In various regions, there were frosts, drought, heavy rains, and early snowfalls. However, this year's net harvest should be 137 million tons," he maintained. He pointed out that "this is one of the most significant results in recent times." "If it hadn't been for the adverse weather, the harvest would have been several million tons larger," he said. He asserted that this result is due to "the joint work of the agricultural sector and the State." "Together, we have created a powerful system of state supports, so that the mechanisms are truly in demand and directed. To ensure balanced harvests, the structure of the planting areas is controlled, ...