Russian Grain Markets: 7 – 11 April 2025 Crop Outlook 2025 Dmitriy Patrushev, the Vice Premier of Russia, announced that during 2025 Russian farmers will plant around 84 million ha (Mha) which is up almost 1 Mha from last season. 20 Mha have already been planted with winter crops. According to Mr. Patrushev, around 93 percent of winter crops survived the winter and are in good condition. Spring crops should be planted over 55.8 Mha. Oilseeds acreage may increase by 600,000 ha. As of last week, spring planting already covered 3 Mha, according to Mr. Patrushev. He also promised farmers various subsidies during this spring campaign. Last week, grain markets started to soften slowly amid low demand as export quotas have been redistributed...
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