The reduction in prices for raw rice has led to a drop in profitability in the industry.

According to estimates by the association "National Rice Union" (NRU), prices for rough rice have recently decreased by 35-40%, consequently, the profitability of its production has sharply declined, which, according to the organization's calculations, by the end of 2025 stood at 7-12%. Recently, the rice industry has been developing very actively, noted during a press conference the chairman of the council of the Union, Igor Lobachev. "We are growing every year both in terms of yield and gross production, with the exception of 2022," he recalled. However, rice growers have faced the problem of falling product prices because, due to increased production and export restrictions, significant stocks of rough rice have accumulated. "Despite the fact that the Ministry of Agriculture listened to us, and as early as May 2021, a decision was made on a quota for rice exports, due to certain difficulties in the mechanism for obtaining these quotas, rice growers were unable to fully use ...