required report public distribution date 4 2005 gain number rs5023 russian federation grain and feed annual approved by allan mustard us embassy prepared yelena vassilieva dorothy adams highlights total production in my is forecast at 75 6 million metric tons mmt given normal weather conditions late spring summer assuming domestic demand for increases exports will increase 325 000 to 7 65 while imports remain 2 5 consumption slightly as more barley fed the lower expected crop relative price stability farmers federal interventions not play a significant role no other changes policies are foreseen any includes psd yes trade matrix moscow rs1 rs table of contents general outlook 3 inputs supply tariffs stocks policy marketing final 2004 planted harvested area yields 1 1996 hectares
