Russia raises 2015 grain harvest forecast 0.5% to 104.8 mln tonnes

MOSCOW, Mar 4 (PRIME) -- Russia’s Agriculture Ministry has increased its estimate of Russian grain harvest by 0.5% to 104.786 million tonnes in 2015, as seen by PRIME in data of the authority on Friday.

Russia’s grain exports are likely to stand at 30 million tonnes in the 2015–2016 agricultural year, including 22 million tonnes of wheat exports.

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