# Agriculture Ministry expects 140 mln tons of grain and expands farmer support in 2026

> Russia's Agriculture Ministry forecasts a 2026 grain harvest of about 140 million tonnes in bunker weight, with over 95 million tonnes of wheat, and harvesting is about 97% complete. Minister Oksana Lut outlined support measures for farms facing shipping difficulties through the Azov-Black Sea basin, including extended cheap loans, transport subsidies and purchase interventions. An extra 13.3 billion roubles from the government reserve fund will compensate winter grain sowing costs in 22 regions.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T13:37:52.647Z
- Category: policy · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95617-agriculture-ministry-expects-140-mln-tons-of-grain-and-expands-farmer-support
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A large Russian harvest adds exportable wheat supply, which is bearish for world wheat prices, while transport subsidies and interventions aim to keep Black Sea grain moving despite port constraints. The final clean-weight figure may differ from the bunker-weight estimate.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-10 | [Russia orders measures to boost agriculture exports after wheat sales fall in July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14189-russia-orders-measures-to-boost-agriculture-exports-after-wheat-sales-fall-in.md) | -1.8% | -2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-25 | [NDSU report projects rising export costs for U.S. agriculture under new port fees](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24402-ndsu-report-projects-rising-export-costs-for-u-s-agriculture-under-new-port-fees.md) | +2.2% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-14 | [USDA report has mixed impact - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62483-usda-report-has-mixed-impact-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news-farming.md) | +7.8% | +4.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-18 | [India to export 3.5-4 mt of wheat until March 2021 if export subsidy extends](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54086-india-to-export-3-5-4-mt-of-wheat-until-march-2021-if-export-subsidy-extends.md) | -5.7% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-11 | [Argentina decides not to increase grain export taxes \| 2021-02-11  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48460-argentina-decides-not-to-increase-grain-export-taxes-2021-02-11-world-grain.md) | +9.3% | +9.6% |

## Sources

- agroday.ru: https://agroday.ru/news/minselhoz-ozhidaet-140-mln-tonn-zerna-i-rasshiryaet-podderzhku-agrariev-v-2026-godu/

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