The Russian Flour Millers Association said a bad harvest could lead to a shortage of rye bread in the Russian Federation. This was reported by Interfax.
According to the head of the union, Igor Sviridenko, rye “has fallen out of favor with state institutions” due to the fact that the volume of rye planting in Russia is 10 times less than wheat planting. This has led to the fact that 59% of the expected rye harvest will be grade 3 grains, that is, grains that need to be sorted when turned into flour. A total of 1.8 million tons of rye is expected to be compressed.
Before that, Minister of Agriculture Patrushev statedHe said disruptions in fuel supplies will not prevent the agricultural sector from completing the harvest.
At the same time, Minister of Energy Shulginov said that the fuel shortage in the south of the Russian Federation is artificial.
“The situation in the south of Russia is largely connected not with logistical difficulties, but with the fact that someone is simply trying to take advantage of the situation,” Shulginov said. At the same time, he emphasized that the domestic fuel need is met entirely by production.
22 August at the Ministry of Energy stated about the difficulties of fuel supply to the south of the Russian Federation during the tourist season. The cause of the famine, then, was the high congestion of the southbound railway during the tourist season.
Formerly Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation reported On the completion of negotiations on the processing of 1 million tons of grain in Turkey.
Source: Gazeta
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