Russian Winter Grain Crop May Fall as Plantings Fail to Sprout
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The condition of winter crops in Russia, the world’s third-biggest wheat exporter last season, is raising concerns about next season’s harvest after up to a quarter of plantings in major growing regions failed to sprout.
“Southern winter crops’ condition is better than last year, but is worse than average,” said Oleg Sukhanov, grain analyst at the Moscow-based Institute for Agricultural Market Studies, known as Ikar. “There won’t be any record yields next year because there are problems.”