Expert warns of decline in interest in rye among farmers and millers in Russia

Published 2024년 11월 26일

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Russia is projected to see a significant reduction in its rye harvest this year, with expectations to drop to 1.3 million tons from 1.7 million tons in 2023. The decline in rye cultivation is attributed to decreasing interest in the crop among farmers, millers, and bakers, with the harvest numbers fluctuating since 2002. Despite the reduction in production, rye bread remains crucial in Russia, especially in the northwestern regions. Prices for food rye in Russia have also seen an increase, reaching 12,765 rubles per ton as of November 22, reflecting the market's response to the changing harvest projections.

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It is possible that someday rye bread will remain only in Russian restaurants, he said Moscow. November 26. INTERFAX.RU - Russia will reduce the rye harvest this year to 1.3 million tons from 1.7 million tons in 2023, interest in this crop is declining. In 2002, the harvest of this grain crop was 7.1 million tons, in subsequent years it fluctuated from 2.4 million tons in 2020 to 1.4 million tons in 2019, according to a presentation by the Russian Union of Flour and Cereals Enterprises. "This schedule causes a feeling of caution coupled with disappointment. This suggests that if we exclude seeds, industrial processing, that is, what is used for technical purposes, then 1 million tons of rye is the maximum that millers can count on," said the president of the union, Igor Sviridenko, at the XIX business conference "Modern Bread Baking - 2024". At the same time, he noted that both producers and millers do not believe that there is a shortage of this agricultural crop, "if by this we ...

Source: Interfax