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Russia's record grain crop will test storage, transport capacity

Analysts expect constraints across supply chain to be visible in coming months

Published Tue, Aug 22, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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    Moscow

    THE arrival of a record grain crop is expected to severely test Russia's cereal storage and transport infrastructure, pitting its supply against European Union and US origin for the entire 2017/18 marketing year.

    Russia, shaping up to be the world's largest wheat exporter in the coming 2017/18 marketing year, is seen harvesting 125-127 million tonnes of grain, unofficial estimates showed, beating last year's record.

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