The Union of Millers noted a reduction in the production of rye and rye flour in Russia

In Russia, the production of rye and rye flour has been declining in recent years. This was reported by the President of the Russian Union of Flour and Cereal Enterprises Igor Sviridenko at the 16th Congress of Flour and Cereal Enterprises, Interfax reports. “While the provision of millers with wheat is generally more or less good, the picture with rye is not so encouraging,” the expert said. According to him, this year’s grain harvest is expected to be at the level of 1.4 million tons, “which is generally not enough.” The head of the union noted that the rye harvest first fell below two million tons back in 2018, and since then the figure has fluctuated close to this figure. At the same time, he recalled that in the early 1990s, Russian farmers could receive more than 16 million tons of this crop. At the same time, Sviridenko noted that plant growers are not interested in producing rye, because its yield and cost are significantly lower than those of wheat. For example, the price ...