MOSCOW, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Russia has harvested 128 million tons of grain in 2024, according to preliminary estimates, local media reported, citing Russian Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut Wednesday.
Lut said that despite frosts, drought and rainfall during the harvest, statistics show that the grain harvest amounted to 128 million tons last year.
"We expect to reach 130 million tons, as planned at the beginning of the season," Lut said, adding that final data would be released by the Federal State Statistics Service in March.
She also said that Russia is expected to export 57 million tons of grain this agricultural season.
Lut noted that last year, Russia exported a record 72 million tons of grain, adding that this agricultural season would be different due to weather conditions. ■