"AB-Centre" reported that Russia’s 2024 rye harvest was 1.166 million tonnes, a record low and over 30 per cent down from 2023. The forecast for 2025 is around 1 million tonnes. In 1990, the harvest was 16.4 million tonnes. The key causes are reduced sowing and crop shifts. Rye prices have risen by 64.6 per cent year over year. Flour and bread prices have also increased. Alexei Plugov expects bread prices to rise by a further 10 to 15 per cent in 2026.