Oilseed flax harvest in Russia increased by 16.8% in 2024

It became the second in the entire history of cultivation of this crop in the country and amounted to 1.35 million tons The gross harvest of oil flax seeds in Russia in 2024 amounted to 1.35 million tons, which is 16.8% (193.3 thousand tons) higher than the value for 2023. The indicator became the second in the entire history of cultivation of this crop in the Russian Federation after the record figure of 2022, when 1.73 million tons were collected. According to statistics, the area under flax in Russia last year expanded by 18.4% (by 259.6 thousand hectares), to 1.67 million hectares. The crop yield in weight after processing amounted to 8.38 c/ha, according to AB-Center. The leaders in flax harvesting in 2024 were: Altai Krai, Omsk, Kurgan, Rostov and Chelyabinsk regions. These regions accounted for a total of 47.5% of all harvests. According to OleoScope, ...