Russian Grain Markets: 19–23 June 2023  Russian analysts cut previous grain production forecasts by 2.3 MMT – down to 134 MMT - due to weather conditions, especially in Siberia and Volga Valley. The wheat production forecast dropped from 88 MMT to 86.8 MMT, barley forecast from 20.8 MMT down to 19.9 MMT, and corn production dropped from 14.8 MMT to 14.6 MMT. The estimated spring wheat planting area increased from 13 Mha to 13.6 Mha. Russian grain markets remained bearish except for milling wheat and especially top-quality milling wheat. Russia remains one of the world’s leading suppliers of wheat to North Africa and Middle East markets and this helps milling prices remain stable even at the crossroads of a new seaso...