This year the quality of rye is the best in ten years in Russia

According to the analytical company ProZerno, about 2 million tons of rye will be collected in Russia this year, perhaps a little less. "This is not the best harvest for our country, it is even slightly lower than the average long-term level of 2.2 million tons, but higher than in the disastrous 2019, when the harvest of this agricultural crop amounted to 1.4 million tons," the general director told Agroinvestor company Vladimir Petrichenko. The collected volume is enough to fully meet the needs of the flour-grinding industry in the country: without a surplus, but also without an acute deficit, the expert adds. According to preliminary data from the Center for Grain Quality Assessment (CGC), the gross harvest of rye in 34 survey regions amounted to 2 million tons, which corresponds to the level of the previous year. By November 22, the share of food rye (grades 1-3) in the surveyed harvest was 93.5%, and the share of high-quality rye (grades 1-2) reached 72.5%, which is ...