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Russia's IKAR says Russia's winter grain crops' state improved

09 апреля 2025 года

MOSCOW, April 9 (Reuters) - Russia's winter crops are in relatively good condition, contrary to earlier estimates, IKAR consultancy said on Wednesday, flagging the possibility of raising the grain harvest forecast for this year.

IKAR sees the 2025 grain harvest at 129.5 million metric tons, above the 126 million tons gathered last year, when crops were hit by bad weather. The wheat harvest is seen by IKAR at 82.5 million tons in a baseline scenario.

"There is a possibility that we will raise this estimate," IKAR's head Dmitry Rylko told a conference in Moscow.

"The record uncertainty about the state of the harvest has transformed into a rather decent one today, and in some regions, into an excellent one. However, more rainfall is still needed," Rylko said.

The agriculture ministry's analytical centre said on April 8 that after an unusually warm winter, the overall crop loss rate did not exceed 3% across the country despite reports late last year that at least 37% of winter crops were in poor condition.

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