Putin: Russia's 2023 grain harvest will be 137-138 million tons

Russian President Vladimir Putin said during his meeting with Pakistan's interim Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar in China that Russia's 2023 grain harvest would be around 137-138 million tons.

Putin said, "Last year, we achieved a record harvest of 158 million tons of grain. This year will also be very good. It is already clear that it will be around 137-138 million tons."

Both Putin and the Russian Ministry of Agriculture had previously estimated the country's grain harvest at 135 million tons.