The grain harvest in Russia in 2019 could reach 114.3 million tonnes by 2024, it will grow to 137.5 million T. this is stated in the project "the Export of agricultural products" published on the website of the Ministry of agriculture.

"The gross harvest of grain and leguminous crops by the end of 2019 will reach 114.3 million tons", - the document says.

Expected in 2020, the harvest will reach 118,1 million tonnes in 2021 - 120,1 million tonnes in 2022 - up to 124,6 million tons in 2023, to 131.1 million tonnes in 2024, up to 137.5 million t

To reach these targets, the document provides for the annual involvement of a previously disposed of farmland for the cultivation of export-oriented agricultural products - soybeans, corn, canola, rice.

The acreage of grain and leguminous is expected to increase to 47.8 million hectares in 2019, 48 million hectares in 2020, 48.5 million ha in 2021, with 49 million hectares in 2022, with 49.5 million hectares in 2023, 50 million hectares in 2024.

Earlier, the Minister of agriculture of the Russian Federation Dmitry Patrushev at the meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the grain harvest in Russia in 2018 pre-made 110 million t. Thus, the grain harvest was forecast at the forecast level. According to Rosstat, the grain harvest in Russia in 2018 in net weight amounted to 112.8 million tons In 2017, Russia harvested a record grain crop of 135.4 million t

Forecast of oilseed crops

The paper also reported that the collection of oil crops in 2019 is planned at the level of 19.6 mln t. According to the project, in 2020 this figure could grow to 22.7 million tonnes in 2021 to 25.8 million tonnes in 2022 - up to 28.8 million tons in 2023 up to 31.9 million tons in 2024 to 35 million tonnes.

Export APK

Exports of agricultural products by 2024, could grow to $45 billion. As noted in the document, grain exports during this period increased from $7.6 billion in 2019 to $7.9 billion in 2020, to $8.3 billion in 2021 to $9.1 billion in 2022, to $10.7 billion in 2023 and $11.4 billion in 2024.

In addition, exports of oil and fat industry by 2024 will grow to $8.6 billion against $4 billion in 2019, exports of fish and seafood during this period will grow from $5.4 billion to $8.5 billion, exports of meat and dairy products - from $1.1 billion to $2.8 billion, exports of products of food and processing industry from $3.7 billion to $8.6 billion.