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Setting Record: Russia May Have Highest-Ever Harvest This Year

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Russia may expect the highest ever domestic crop in the current agricultural year, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday.

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ASTRAKHAN (Sputnik) — This year, the Agriculture Ministry expects the grain harvest in Russia at the level of at least 110 million tonnes, or 113-116 million tonnes under good weather conditions. Earlier this week, Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev anticipated that by 2030, the grain harvest in Russia may annually rise to 130 million tonnes.

"Currently, their is harvesting all across the country, in some regions, it is already over. In general, this year we have very good harvest prospects… We can count on a very decent results, maybe… this will be the highest results over the past decade, and maybe even in history, because in a number of regions, there are harvest amounts in terms of crop, grain," Medvedev told village workers.

In recent years, the sphere of agriculture has been actively and successfully developing in Russia, proving cost-effective as it ensures food security of Russia, and also allows relatively high volumes of agricultural export.

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