The production of rye in the Kaluga region increased by 2.6 times in 2025.

Production of all grain in the region increased by almost 27% to the level of 2024 – Rosstat According to preliminary data, in the Kaluga region in 2025, the total area sown to agricultural crops amounted to 351.0 thousand hectares against 349.1 thousand hectares a year earlier, reported Rosstat. Sowing of grains and legumes was increased by 4.2%, to 78.5 thousand hectares, in particular winter wheat – 2.1 times, to 3.1 thousand hectares, grain corn – 1.7 times, to 6.2 thousand hectares, spring barley – by 10.6%, to 9.1 thousand hectares, legumes – by 41.4%, to 2.5 thousand hectares. Among oilseed crops, the areas under soybeans were expanded 2.5 times, to 3.2 thousand hectares, winter rapeseed – by 25.4%, to 11.4 thousand hectares. The main direction in crop production in the region is the cultivation of fodder crops, which in 2025 occupied 240.9 thousand hectares. The gross grain harvest in 2025 amounted to 266.2 thousand tons (in weight after processing), which is 26.5% more ...