Russian Grain Markets: 9 – 13 June 2025 The grains market saw no major changes especially with two days of holidays when the country celebrated Russia day. The new crop smell is in the air with annexed Crimea already harvesting. This season the crop in Crimea will be poor because the irrigation system is not functioning. The wheat belt will start harvesting in late June and early July. North Caucasus and Kuban will join the harvesting campaign soon. We expect the new crop to appear on the market no sooner than July. In the meantime, the market is bearish rushing to meet new crop price levels which are still being formulated. Russian analysts believe that this year’s grain crop may reach 130.3 MMT without occupied territories but...
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