The Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation announced the harvest of more than 90 million tons of wheat

By mid-September, the total wheat harvest in Russia exceeded 90 million tons, and harvest volumes will increase in the foreseeable future. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture) of the Russian Federation Oksana Lut, her words are quoted by TASS.

Domestic farmers, the minister explained, still have about 8 percent of their crops to prepare for harvesting. “We have already collected more than 90 million tons of wheat,” Lut stated.

In general, grain harvests in Russia reached 120 million tons by the middle of the first autumn month, she added. In the southern regions they are now starting to harvest corn, which will provide additional volumes for grains.

The main challenge for industry participants at the beginning of this agricultural year was problems with the export of agricultural products through the Azov-Black Sea basin. Against the backdrop of increasing attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), grain began to accumulate in storage facilities.

The authorities of the Krasnodar region, where farmers depend on grain sales through this route, promised to allocate 5 billion rubles from the regional budget to purchase products from the affected farmers.