The article highlights the concerns of Dmitry Rylko, the Director General of the Institute for Agricultural Market Studies (IKAR), regarding the upcoming oilseed flax harvest in Russia and the potential impact on global market prices. Despite the possibility of record breaks in production, particularly with the increase in Russian flax seed exports, the prices are expected to decline due to predicted good harvests in Canada, Kazakhstan, and possibly Australia. IKAR forecasts record increases in the production of soybeans, rapeseed, and oil flax, with total oilseed production estimated to rise to 26.89 million tons from 24.843 million tons last year. Nevertheless, Rylko cautions that the global oilseed markets are facing a serious depression, indicating the need for significant price drops to offset the large harvests.