The Russian Grain Union is a non-commercial association, established in 1994 on the initiative of 14 companies.

            Today the Russian Grain Union unites more than 1000 organisations of the agro-industrial complex of the Russian Federation and it has become one of the most competent industry unions with an effective structure that contributes to the development of agriculture industries.

            The members of the Russian Grain Union are managing organizations whose main activities are:

- purchasing, storing, processing and selling grain and bread-products;

- leading agro-holdings;

- producing of machinery and equipment for agriculture;

- managing exchanges, banks, insurance, leasing and investment companies that serve the agro-industrial sphere, unions, associations and other non-commercial organizations;

- managing the industry’s mass-media, scientific organizations and non-state analytical centers.

            During all these years the Russian Grain Union has been successfully cooperating with the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation and other government bodies for the purpose of  realising state programs and initiatives, perfecting the normative-legal base, supporting of agro-industrial complex organizations and sustainable development securing a stable functioning of the Russian grain market.