Agriculture exports, at $20.7 billion in 2017, have overtaken the arms industry as Russia's No. 2 earner. Wheat makes up about a quarter of the total. Russia ha

Agriculture exports, at $20.7 billion in 2017, have overtaken the arms industry as Russia's No. 2 earner. Wheat makes up about a quarter of the total. Russia harvested an area of wheat almost twice as large as the U.S. in the year ended in June, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture https://www.wsj.com/articles/grain-is-our-oil-russia-is-besting-the-u-s-as-a-wheat-powerhouse-1537719747 https://www.wsj.com/articles/grain-is-our-oil-russia-is-best... Russia was the world's largest exporter of wheat in 2017-18: https://www.export.gov/article?id=Russia-Agricultural-Equipment https://www.export.gov/article?id=Russia-Agricultural-Equipm...