Russia exported record high grain volume last season: ministry

Grain exports from Russia in the past agricultural season [July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024] amounted to more than 70mn tonnes, Agriculture Ministry's press service said.

"Grain exports in the past season stood at more than 70mn metric tons, which is a record high figure for our country," the press service said, reports BSS/TASS.

Russia harvested about 143 mn tonnes of grain 2023. The forecast for the grain harvest this year is maintained at about 132mn metric tons, including around 85mn tonnes of wheat, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev said in late May.