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The export duty rate on wheat from Russia as of October 22 is 99.1 rubles per tonne, down from 318.6 rubles a week earlier, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. Thus, it has decreased threefold. The duty rates on barley and corn remain at zero. The rates were calculated based on indicative prices: $225.5 per tonne for wheat ($225.4 for the previous period), $193.6 for barley ($196.5), and $215.7 for corn ($216.4). These rates will be in effect until October 28 inclusive. The Russian Federation introduced the grain damper mechanism on June 2, 2021. It provides for floating duties on the export of wheat, corn, and barley and the return of funds received from them to subsidize agricultural producers. The size of the duties is calculated weekly based on indicators based on the prices ...

In the USSR, they began to make strategic buckwheat reserves in the 1970s, during the Cold War with the USA, when both sides considered the possibility of using nuclear weapons. This information was shared by Serhiy Hromowyi, the executive director of the International Buckwheat Association, via UNIAN. According to him, the Soviet Union conducted closed experiments to find food products that could be grown and consumed under radionuclide contamination. "Scientific research found that buckwheat is virtually the only crop that quickly recovers from mutations, does not accumulate radionuclides, and can be consumed," Hromowyi notes. The experiments were carried out under the direct control of the KGB. Based on their results, Russia still conducts strategic accumulation of buckwheat, preparing for a possible nuclear war. This includes the permafrost zone on the Taimyr Peninsula. "This information about the closed research is from people who participated in them during Soviet times. I ...

The Institute for Agricultural Market Studies has raised its forecast for wheat production in Russia to 88 million tons this year. The forecast was increased due to high yields in the Urals and Siberia. The export potential of grain has also increased by 0.3 million tons to 57.8 million tons. The Institute for Agricultural Market Studies (IKAR) has adjusted upwards its forecast for wheat production in Russia for the current year, adding 0.5 million tons, bringing the total to 88 million tons. This was reported by the agency "Interfax" by Dmitry Rylko, who holds the position of General Director of IKAR. According to him, the forecast for corn production has also been increased by 0.3 million tons and now stands at 15.3 million tons. At the same time, the estimate for barley production remains unchanged at 19 million tons. As a result, the total forecast for grain production has increased by 0.8 million tons to 137.3 million tons, considering that data from new regions are not ...