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Dmitry Patrushev spoke at the IV All-Russian Grain Forum – 2025
Dmitry Patrushev spoke at the IV All-Russian Grain Forum – 2025
IV All-Russian Grain Forum – 2025
Dmitry Patrushev spoke at the IV All-Russian Grain Forum – 2025
Dmitry Patrushev spoke at the IV All-Russian Grain Forum – 2025
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Dmitry Patrushev spoke at the IV All-Russian Grain Forum – 2025
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev spoke at the IV All-Russian Grain Forum – 2025. The event was attended by representatives of relevant departments and organizations, as well as more than 60 companies that regularly purchase grain in our country.
“Russian farmers harvested almost 130 million tons of grain in 2024. This result fully meets our domestic needs and creates a reserve for solving export problems. According to international institutions, this season Russia ranks second in barley production on the world stage, fourth in wheat and is in the top 10 in corn volumes. The 2025 sowing campaign is proceeding ahead of schedule. About 48 million hectares are planned for grain, including winter crops. All areas affected by recurrent frosts have already been resown. I expect that the approved area structure will be observed. And we can count on decent grain harvests. We hope that the harvest will be higher than in 2024,” said Dmitry Patrushev.
The Deputy Prime Minister recalled that the Russian Government retains instruments to support farmers – preferential lending, control over the availability of mineral fertilizers, development of a preferential leasing mechanism, and others.
In 2025, the subsidy for rail transportation of grain from Siberia and the Urals was increased by 2 billion rubles. This will allow more than 2 million tons to be exported from traditionally surplus regions and thereby support local farmers.
Dmitry Patrushev noted that the intervention fund was transferred to sales mode in 2025. In addition, the export quota for wheat was reduced to maintain stability in the domestic market.
According to the decree of the President on the national development goals of the Russian Federation, by 2030, with grain harvests of 170 million tons, grain supplies to foreign markets should reach 80 million tons. In the 2023-2024 season, Russia exported more than 71 million tons.
The Deputy Prime Minister named measures that will allow removing barriers and intensifying current export deliveries. For example, a decree of the Russian Government was signed that increases the maximum volume of the additional quota for grain exports from 45 to 300%. This temporary measure will allow exporters to increase deliveries abroad due to the share of producers who have refused to export.
“I urge businesses to make maximum use of the capabilities of our attachés on agro-industrial complex issues abroad, as well as the Federal Center for Development of Export of Agricultural Products. We have created this tool specifically to assist exporters in entering new sales markets,” said Dmitry Patrushev.
The prospects for increasing exports, according to the Deputy Prime Minister, should also be viewed through the prism of expanding logistics capabilities. To this end, the development of port infrastructure continues first and foremost. Thus, in 2024, grain handling capacity increased by 5 million tons.
In conclusion, Dmitry Patrushev noted the importance of international cooperation. The BRICS countries supported Russia’s proposal to create the association’s own grain exchange, aimed at strengthening food sovereignty and reducing dependence on Western trading platforms. At the level of the Russian Government, a concept is being developed that will be presented to partners.
Dmitry Patrushev also answered questions from business representatives. They concerned support for the export of grain legumes, provision of farmers with fertilizers, agricultural insurance, lifting the ban on the export of raw rice and other topics. The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that, despite the importance of export development, the domestic market is a priority in decision-making.
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