Archive for June 23rd, 2022

MOSCOW, RUSSIA — Russia’s 2022 wheat production forecast has been raised 0.6 million tonnes to a new record of 89.2 million tonnes on an improved outlook for the spring wheat harvest by agriculture consultancy Sovecon on June 21, Reuters reported.

Russia, the world’s largest wheat exporter, particularly to the Middle East and Africa, is expected to start harvesting its new wheat crop in the coming days. Andrey Sizov, head of Sovecon, said the next several weeks will provide initial yield numbers ...