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Which countries are major producers of rye?

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The principal countries that produce rye are Russia, Poland, Belarus, Germany, and Ukraine.1

While rye is grown extensively across Europe, Asia, and North America, it is primarily cultivated in regions where the climate and soil conditions are less favorable for other cereal crops. Because it possesses the greatest winter hardiness of all small grains, it is often utilized as a winter crop in areas where temperatures are too cool for wheat cultivation.2