Trends-2026: what awaits Russian agriculture in the new year. Results of 2025 and forecasts

The agro-industrial sector is seeking hidden reserves to increase production and exports amid high borrowing costs, growing competition in global markets, and declining profitability in the main raw material segment—crop production. With what hopes are market analysts, grain producers, pesticide manufacturers, seed suppliers, and agricultural machinery manufacturers looking towards 2026—in an article by the journal Pole.RF. Legislation In 2026, several laws and regulations will come into force in Russia, concerning the main production resource for agriculture—land. From March 1, the transfer of agricultural land to other categories will be carried out according to the "double key" principle, that is, it will need to be agreed with the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia and regional authorities. The initiative is aimed against local abuses to reduce the loss of such land in Russia. The area of agricultural land in 2024 was 244 million hectares, and over 4 years of operation of the ...