The cost of rough rice has fallen to the level of 2022.

The cost of raw rice has dropped to the level of 2022-2023 and by the first decade of September stood at 25 rubles/kg, while in 2024 it was at the level of 40.7 rubles/kg. This was reported by the chairman of the council of the association "Southern Rice Union" Igor Lobach during a press conference. The price drop is linked to high domestic production: according to the association's estimates, this year it will amount to 1.1 million tons, in 2024 it was at the level of 1.147 million tons. Due to the large production in recent years, record carryover stocks have formed—189 thousand tons in the 2025/26 season (last agricultural year—79 thousand tons). In addition, 250-260 thousand tons of long-grain rice, which is not produced in Russia, are imported annually. Lobach believes that lifting restrictions on the export of rice and raw rice will help to get out of the current situation. "If we add production and import, we will see that without rice exports we can ruin the industry, as ...