In September, Russia exported 5.76 million tons of grain (-25% compared to September 2023), including 5.286 million tons of wheat (-16%), 340,000 tons of barley (compared to 1,104,000), and 133,000 tons of corn (compared to 285,400).
According to a forecast by ProZerno, Russia's grain exports in 2024/25 will be 22–23 million tons lower than the previous year, reaching 48.7 million tons.
In 2024, the grain production in Russia is forecasted to reach 124.2 million tons, including a wheat production of 82 million tons, according to a forecast by Rusagrotrans.
According to a MARS forecast, the average sunseed yield in the EU will reach 1.98 tons/hectare in 2024 (down from 2.04 in the August forecast and 2.15, the average over the last years), and the soybean yield will be 2.85 tons/hectare (up from 2.75 and 2.73).
In 2023/24, Ukraine's corn exports reached nearly 30 million tons. As of September 1, 2024, the country's corn reserves are very low, amounting to 600,000 tons.
