Russia Wheat: Lower Spring Crop Area but Higher Winter Crop YieldUSDA estimates Russia wheat production for marketing year (MY) 2025/26 at 83.5 million metric
tons (mmt), up less than 1 percent from last month and 2 percent from last year, but down 2 percent
from the 5-year average. The estimate includes 60.5 mmt of winter wheat and 23.0 mmt of spring
wheat. USDA crop production estimates for Russia exclude estimated output from Crimea. Total
wheat yield is estimated at 3.13 tons per hectare, up 2 percent from last month and 7 percent from
last year. Total harvested area is estimated at 26.7 million hectares (mha), down 2 percent from
last month and 4 percent from last year. (For more information, please contact
Iliana.Mladenova@usda.gov.)