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Sunflower harvest may set a new record According to the forecast of the Oil and Fat Union, this year's oilseed crop in Russia may exceed 33.5 million tons (taking into account new regions, in 2024 - 28.6 million tons), writes pole.rf. At the same time, professional analysts surveyed by the Center for Price Indices (CPI) estimate the harvest of sunflower, rapeseed, and soybeans in the 2025/26 season at 31.6 million tons, and taking into account new regions - 33.1 million tons, which will be a new record. The forecasts for the rapeseed harvest have been increased from 5.1 million tons to 5.3 million tons, for soybeans - from 7.7 to 8 million tons, and the sunflower harvest, according to analysts' forecasts, will amount to 18.3 million tons, which will be an absolute record. According to OleoScope estimates, this year's gross sunflower harvest will be 18.2 million tons (taking into account new territories - 19.5 million tons), rapeseed - 5.1 million tons (5.2 million tons), and ...

Starting from 2026, subsidies for elite seed production in Russia will be extended only to domestic seeds, said the head of the Ministry of Agriculture Oksana Lut. Meanwhile, other priority support areas remain unchanged. This year, the oilseed crop in Russia, taking into account new regions, may reach another record of more than 33.5 million tons, the Oil Union forecasts. They also provided a forecast for the export of sunflower oil. The forecast for the grain harvest in the Russian Federation remains unchanged at 135 million tons, said Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev. He also reported on the current state and progress of the harvest. Lands in the Rostov region are losing fertility due to a number of negative factors, said Professor Olga Bezuglova from the Department of Soil Science and Land Resources Assessment at the Southern Federal University. She outlined several measures to address the problem. The Ministry of Agriculture will soon focus on improving the quality of nutrition for Russians. The problem with food, in particular, is evidenced by a recent survey among Russians.

Rostov Oblast in Russia could lose up to half of its sunflower crop due to unfavorable weather conditions. The southern, Priazov, and central zones of the region, where the majority of sunflower seed cultivation is concentrated, have been hit the hardest. According to RBC Rostov, Anatoly Kolchik, director of the region's Grain Union of Agricultural