Russia to harvest record 2.4 million tons of durum wheat in 2024 — expert

In 2024, Russia saw a significant increase in durum wheat harvest, with a production of 2.4 million tons, which is three times the amount harvested in 2023. The Volga Federal District was the leading producer, contributing 45% of the total harvest. The Russian Ministry of Agriculture predicts that the durum wheat harvest will reach 5 million tons by 2030. However, the quality of the 2024 harvest saw a decrease in the percentage of 1st and 2nd class durum wheat, while the 3rd and 4th class wheat saw an increase. The Volga District saw a record 2.9% of wheat of the 1st and 2nd classes.

This is three times more than in 2023 In Russia, in 2024, according to preliminary data, 2.4 million tons of durum wheat were harvested, which is three times more than in 2023. This was reported to Interfax by the director of the Altai branch of the Federal Center for Assessment of Safety and Quality of Agricultural Products (FGBU CQAAP) Maria Shostak. At the same time, she clarified that these figures are in the initially received weight. “The ten-year smooth growth of the gross harvest of durum wheat in Russia ended with a vertical takeoff in 2024. In 2023, the harvest amounted to 0.7 million tons. The main driver of growth was the increased demand for durum wheat and, as a result, the increase in sown areas, which amounted to about 1.4 million hectares,” the expert said. The leader in the production of this wheat with a share of 45% was the Volga Federal District, where 1.1 million tons of durum were threshed. Compared to the 2023 level, the harvest here has increased ...