Russia needs to develop flour production capacity and increase its consumption of higher-quality wheat to sustain the nation’s bumper crops warning that Russia’s expansion into the wheat markets would continue. In one of the first public signs of an admission from Russian state bodies that exporting low cost grain may not be the best way to proceed, the country was mulling downstream investment into flour mills. In addition, regionally-led plans to boost the consumption of higher-quality 12.5% protein wheat in the domestic market should be made. Russia’s higher grade product has typically found its way onto the international market as lower-quality grades have been used at home.