The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation confirmed previously announced estimates of more than 65 million tons of grain exports from Russia in the current agricultural year. This was stated by the head of the department, Dmitry Patrushev, at a meeting of the operational headquarters. Interfax.
“Due to the second largest harvest in the history of Russia, we will be able not only to fully cover domestic needs, but also to send a record 65 million tons of grain to our partners abroad,” the minister said at a meeting of the government’s operational headquarters. .
According to him, the harvest campaign is almost complete; Grains were collected from 98% of the area, more than 151 million tons of grain and more than 99 million tons of wheat were threshed. There was also a significant increase in the production of a number of crops, including rice, buckwheat, oilseeds and others.
This forms the basis of Russia’s food security and helps stabilize prices, Patrushev said. According to him, prices of socially important products have increased at rates below inflation this year. The exception is poultry meat and eggs, where supply has increased to stabilize the situation.
Before that in Russia To be shocked the government’s idea of banning grain exports from the country.
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