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Despite record global harvests, SovEcon CEO Andrey Sizov warns that the world is not awash with wheat. Speaking at Global Grain Geneva 2025, he challenged the “glut narrative,” pointing instead to resilient demand, tightening Black Sea exports, and signs of a renewed price uptrend.

SovEcon, a leading Black Sea grain consultancy, has raised its forecast for Russian wheat exports in the 2025/26 season by 0.4 million metric tons (MMT) to 43.7 MMT. In the previous season, Russia shipped 40.8 MMT. The revision reflects improved crop prospects, though exports in the first months of the season have been historically weak.

SovEcon has raised its 2025 Russian wheat crop forecast by 1.9 million tonnes to 85.2 million tonnes, driven by larger planted areas and improving yields in the Central and Southern regions.

SovEcon, a leading Black Sea grain consultancy, has raised its 2025 Russian wheat production forecast to 83.6 million metric tons (MMT), up from 83.0 MMT in June. The latest revision is once again driven by improved crop conditions in the Central region, where the wheat crop is now estimated at 19.8 MMT, up from 18.5 MMT.

SovEcon, a leading Black Sea grain consultancy, has raised its forecast for Russian wheat exports in the 2025/26 season by 2.1 million metric tons (MMT) to 42.9 MMT. Exports in the previous season are estimated at 40.8 MMT.

SovEcon, a leading Black Sea grain consultancy, has raised its 2025 Russian wheat production forecast to 83.0 million metric tons (MMT), up from 82.8 MMT in early June. The revision reflects improved crop conditions in parts of Central Russia, especially in the eastern areas and Voronezh.

SovEcon, a leading Black Sea grain consultancy, has revised its 2025 Russian wheat production forecast upward by 1.2 million metric tons (MMT) to 81.0 MMT, though it remains below the 2024 harvest of 82.6 MMT.

SovEcon, a leading Black Sea grain consultancy, has raised its forecast for Russia’s 2025 wheat production to 79.7 million metric tons (MMT), up 1.1 MMT from the previous estimate.

SovEcon, a leading Black Sea grain consultancy, has revised its 2024/25 Russian wheat export forecast down to 40.7 million metric tons (MMT), from 42.2 MMT previously.

SovEcon, a leading Black Sea grain consultancy, has revised its 2024/25 Russian wheat export forecast downward to 42.2 million metric tons (MMT), a 0.6 MMT reduction from the previous estimate.

SovEcon, a leading Black Sea grain consultancy, has raised its 2025/26 Russian wheat export forecast to 38.3 million metric tons (MMT), up from 36.4 MMT previously.

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