Russia's grain harvest exceeds 130M tons in 2026
Farmers harvested over 130 million tons of grain in bunker weight, including approximately 95 million tons of wheat, which is 2 million tons more than last year.
Consensus
- The total grain harvest in Russia exceeded 130 million tons in bunker weight by October 16, 2025.
- By October 16, 95% of grain and legume areas had been harvested.
- Wheat production reached approximately 95 million tons, which is 2 million tons more than in the previous year.
- Food security for this sector is fully ensured.
- The harvest supports high export potential.
- The harvest of buckwheat increased by nearly 20% compared to the same date in the previous year, reaching about 700,000 tons.
- The winter sowing has been completed on 70% of the planned area.
- The official forecast for grain harvest in 2026 is 140 million tons.
Points of divergence
- By the beginning of October, 90% of grain areas had been harvested, and 126 million tons of grain had been collected in bunker weight. — riamo
- Wheat harvest was 93 million tons by the beginning of October. — riamo
- The official forecast for grain harvest is 140 million tons, and in 2025 the harvest was 141.2 million tons in clean weight. — interfax
- The Ministry of Agriculture prepared a draft order setting maximum minimum prices for grain procurement, with wheat of the third grade at 11,100 rubles per ton without VAT. — vedomosti
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture reduced its forecast for Russian wheat exports in the 2026–2027 agricultural year by 3 million tons to 40 million tons. — vedomosti
- The harvest of oilseed crops reached about 15 million tons by the beginning of October. — riamo
- The forecast for oilseed crop harvest is 35 million tons, a 1.9% increase from the 2025 record. — riamo
- The average price of grain producers decreased in August due to reduced exports and increased stocks. — riamo
Coverage (10 sources)
- Grain collection in Russia exceeded 130 million tons since the beginning of 2026 — Вести
- Head of Ministry of Agriculture assessed grain harvest in bunker weight at more than 130 million tons — Интерфакс
- Lut: in Russia wheat was harvested 2 million tons more than in the previous season — Ведомости
- MSZ lowered wheat export forecast from Russia for 2026/27 agricultural year to 39.4 million tons — Интерфакс
- «Rusagrottrans»: Russia exports 3 million tons of wheat in October mainly via the Baltic — Коммерсантъ
- Rusagrottrans forecasts export of wheat in October to grow to 3 million tons — Интерфакс
- Russia gathered more than 126 million tons of grain by the beginning of October — РИАМО
- In Russia by October grain collection exceeded 126 million tons in bunker weight — Интерфакс
- Russian agricultural organizations reduced wheat sales by 26.4% in September — Интерфакс
- US Department of Agriculture sharply reduced forecast for wheat exports from Russia in 2026/27 season — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Russia
- Moscow
- INTERFAX.RU
- Ministry of Agriculture and Food
- Oksana Lut
- USA
- Rusagrottrans
- Bank of Russia
- Interfax
- Ryazan Oblast
- Baltic
- MSZ
- TASS
- European Union
- Evgeny Romanov