Moscow, Nov 10 (Prensa Latina) Russian grain exports increased by 18% in 2026, stated Oksana Lut, the country’s Minister of Agriculture, in an interview with Expert magazine.

“Despite external challenges, as of mid-October, exports for the year to date had risen by 18% in terms of tonnage, while in monetary terms, the increase was 15%,” the minister said.

Lut also identified the largest buyers of Russian grain: Egypt, Türkiye, Kazakhstan, and Sudan.

Meanwhile, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, by the end of October, 90 to 95% of Russia’s grain harvest had been gathered, with more than 135 million tonnes collected (in silo weight).

It is projected that by the end of the year, the total harvest of grains and legumes will reach between 139 and 141.8 million tonnes, including approximately 89 to 90 million tonnes of wheat.

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