Russia to harvest record 2.4 million tons of durum wheat in 2024 — expert

This is three times more than in 2023 In Russia, in 2024, according to preliminary data, 2.4 million tons of durum wheat were harvested, which is three times more than in 2023. This was reported to Interfax by the director of the Altai branch of the Federal Center for Assessment of Safety and Quality of Agricultural Products (FGBU CQAAP) Maria Shostak. At the same time, she clarified that these figures are in the initially received weight. “The ten-year smooth growth of the gross harvest of durum wheat in Russia ended with a vertical takeoff in 2024. In 2023, the harvest amounted to 0.7 million tons. The main driver of growth was the increased demand for durum wheat and, as a result, the increase in sown areas, which amounted to about 1.4 million hectares,” the expert said. The leader in the production of this wheat with a share of 45% was the Volga Federal District, where 1.1 million tons of durum were threshed. Compared to the 2023 level, the harvest here has increased ...