According to the latest data, Russian farmers harvested approximately 142 million tons of grain in 2025, the third-highest total in the country’s history.
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev reported that last year Russia harvested 142 million tons, 93 million tons of which was wheat. The official noted that this result was achieved with the contribution of new regions.
Patrushev emphasized that overall, we have seen positive trends in grain harvests in recent years. For example, over the past seven years, annual grain harvests have exceeded 120 million tons, a very respectable result.
As for 2024, agricultural producers will have harvested 126 million tons of grain, 83 million tons of which was wheat. Thus, we see a clear upward trend.
This trend significantly contributes to Russia maintaining its leading position as a food exporter in the global market. In addition to grain, 2025 was a good year for a number of other agricultural crops. In particular, according to Patrushev, agricultural producers managed to set new harvest records for legumes, soybeans, and rapeseed.
As for vegetables and potatoes, their production is at a sufficient level to meet the challenge of supplying the domestic market.
Moreover, Russian farmers managed to achieve impressive results despite unfavorable weather conditions.
Overall, in 2025, crop production increased by an average of 9%, which can be considered a significant achievement.
Experts note that the most important component of this success is the introduction of innovative technologies and the modernization of the technological base in agriculture.
As for the 2026 harvest, there is reason to believe that it will be even more fruitful than the previous one. For example, the condition of winter crops sown in Russia on an area of 20 million hectares is better at the beginning of February than at the same date last year.
Furthermore, the area sown to major agricultural crops has increased this year. All this combined gives reason to expect that Russian farmers will be quite capable of setting new records in 2026.
However, the most important condition for this is the successful completion of the sowing campaign, and to achieve this, the government will have to constantly monitor the availability of all necessary resources for farmers.
