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Ministry of Agriculture announces grain harvest in Russia, including new regions | |
2023-11-09 | |
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
She noted that this year, taking into account new territories, 147 million tons of grain were harvested in Russia. Lut added that taking into account the planned harvest volumes, Russia’s potential for the current grain export season is 65 million tons. As Regnum reported, in June, the Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Patrushev, stated that the Russian agro-industrial complex was operating normally, and the country’s food security would be ensured. According to him, agricultural organizations and food and processing industry enterprises provide the domestic market, all production chains function stably. Russian President Vladimir Putin called for increasing the production of domestic goods for the agricultural sector. In September, at a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan , Putin said that in 2023 a good grain harvest is expected in Russia - 130 million tons. The Russian leader also noted that Russia’s export potential will remain at the level of 60 million tons of grain. The head of state added that Turkey is a big partner of Russia with a large-scale flour-grinding industry. | |
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