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From July 1 to 20, the Russian Federation exported 1.207 million tons of main grain and leguminous crops, which is 2.9 times less than during the same period last year, according to a monitoring report by the Russian Grain Union. As Elena Tyurina, director of the union's analytical department, told Interfax, only six types of these crops were exported, compared to 19 a year earlier. In particular, wheat shipments fell four times, to 604,000 tons from 2,446,000 tons a year ago, and barley dropped 2.2 times, to 290,000 tons from 647,000 tons. At the same time, corn exports grew by 13%, to 273,000 tons from 242,000 tons, respectively. According to her, wheat was shipped to 12 countries, compared to 38 a year ago. The largest amount - 138,500 tons - was sent to Egypt. However, this is 2.1 times less than a year ago. Turkey is in second place, with 89,000 tons shipped compared to 79,000 tons a year earlier. Iran rounds out the top three with 54,000 tons versus 13,000 tons, ...

The Institute for Agricultural Market Studies (IKAR) sees no difficulties in providing Russia with grain, including wheat - weather cataclysms will not affect the situation in any way. Moreover, the country will maintain its leadership among wheat exporters, according to IKAR materials. "Despite the bad weather in the South, there will be more than enough wheat to ensure the food security of our country, and Russia will maintain first place among wheat exporters in the world," the experts are confident. In particular, good vegetation conditions have developed in the Urals and Siberia, IKAR Director General Dmitry Rylko noted during the "Where is the Margin" conference, and the decline in production in the South will be fully compensated by an increase in the harvest in the Center and the Volga region. "As a result, the wheat harvest is currently expected to be higher than last year. The consensus forecast for mid-July is 84 million tons of wheat and 130 million tons of all grains ...

The Russian agro-industrial complex is facing serious challenges, leading to a reduction in wheat acreage and a record increase in oilseed crops. According to forecasts by the IKAR, in the 2025/26 season, oilseed crops in Russia will reach a historic high of 20.5 million hectares, which is 7% more than 19 million hectares in 2024.