Flour production to grow by 4.6% in Russia

According to the forecast, flour production this year will amount to 10.3 million tons, including 9.7 million tons of wheat Flour production this year will amount to 10.3 million tons against 9.85 million tons in 2023, writes Finmarket with reference to the presentation of the Russian Union of Flour and Cereals Enterprises, presented at the XIX business conference “Modern Bread Baking - 2024”. In particular, the volume of wheat flour production will increase from 9.3 to almost 9.7 million tons, while rye flour will decrease from 536 to 500 thousand tons. Taking into account the indicators of small flour milling enterprises, which are not included in the general statistics, the union estimates the production of wheat flour at 13.5 million tons. There is enough wheat for flour production, its quality this year satisfies millers, said the president of the union Igor Sviridenko at the conference. According to the presentation, which presents data from the Federal Center for Assessment ...