Growth is from larger areas and yields. Цроп of wheat will be 26 million tonnes at 26.1 million tonnes in 2016. The forecast for barley crop is 8.5 million tonnes, compared to 8 million tonnes in the previous forecast and 9.45 million tonnes in 2016. Other analysts expect a decline in corn crop of 28 million tonnes in 2016. to 25.5 - 26 million tonnes in 2017. due to insufficient rainfall. UkrAgroConsult expects seasonal export growth by 3.4% to 42.06 million tonnes.

According to UcraAgroConsult, at the end of 2016 - 2017, export of sunflower meal from Russia slows pace. In July, export were 24,400 tonnes at 26,700 tonnes in June and 39,500 tonnes in July 2016. For the eleven months of 2016 - 2017. Russia has exported 1.127 million tonnes of sunflower meal, which is a 4 seasons low. The main buyers of the product remain the EU (share 48%) and Turkey (42%).

In 2017. in Russia rapeseed areas are 1,022 million hectares. At the start of the harvest, the average yields are 2.1 mt/ ha at 1.39 tonnes / ha in 2016. UkrAgroConsult expects a record crop.

According to a forecast by the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, the grain crop in the Siberian Federal District will be 14 million tonnes, incl. wheat 9 million tonnes. Wheat classified in third group will be 30% of the crop at an average of 20%.

Russia's Ministry of Agriculture left the forecast for the grain crop in the country in 2017 unchanged - 110 million tonnes. Grain export during the season will be 40 million tonnes, wheat 30 million tonnes.