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said earlier this year that Russia was on course for another bumper harvest of 130mn tonnes. Subsequently, Patrushev confirmed that the farmers had already surpassed the initial forecast, with expectations to meet and potentially exceed the 130mn-tonne target. He also indicated potential exports of up to 60mn tonnes for the season.
Optimistic projections in early October suggested the harvest might reach 135mn tonnes in net weight, which includes 90mn tonnes of wheat. This forecast was later increased by the Agriculture Ministry to 140mn tonnes.
Russia broke its previous grain harvest record in 2022 with 157.676mn tonnes, a 29.9% increase from 2021, out of which 104.237mn tonnes were wheat. The previous record was set in 2017 with a harvest of 135.539mn tonnes, including 86.003mn tonnes of wheat.
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