Putin instructed to present state awards to farmers for the record harvest in 2025.

The grain harvest in the country at the end of the year may exceed the forecast of 137 million tons in net weight. President of Russia Vladimir Putin instructed the Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut to nominate for state awards the agrarians who achieved record harvests in 2025. "I will ask Minister of Agriculture Oksana Nikolaevna, please nominate for state awards those who worked in the countryside. Our peasants not only in the Oryol Governorate (where record harvests were gathered in 2025 - ed.), but also in others, in the industry as a whole," said Putin at a meeting of the State Council. According to Lut, the grain harvest in Russia at the end of this year may exceed the forecast. "137 million tons, maybe a bit more, depending on the refactoring. We confirm the forecast specifically for the net harvest. The issue of refactoring is key because the quality of the harvest was challenging, there was a lot of moisture. But overall, 137 million tons is certain, and we will ...