In Russia, grain processing for flour and animal feed is growing. So, in comparison with the level of the previous year, the processing of grain for flour and animal feed increased and the processing of other products decreased. In July - March 2019/20 of the grain year, wheat processing for flour and cereal increased to 7.5 million tons (+ 3.3%), and rye - exceeded 483,000 tons (+ 1.5%).
As a result, over the nine months of the season (July - March), almost 6.66 million tons of wheat flour (+ 2.3%) and more than 485,000 tons of rye flour (+ 2.2%) were produced. During this period, wheat and rye flour production reached a four-year high. Including in March, the production of wheat flour reached its eight-year March maximum, exceeding 769,000 tons (+ 7.1%).
The production of rye flour amounted to almost 52,300 tons (+ 1.6%) and was the highest for March over the past five years.
Based on apknews.su.
