Agriculture: decreasing according to Rostat, the gross agricultural output index at equivalent prices for 9 months of 2026 amounted to 97.4% compared to the corresponding period last year (in 2025 - 103.1%, respectively). The volume of agricultural production of all agricultural producers (agricultural organizations, peasant (agricultural) enterprises, households) in September 2026 at current prices, according to preliminary estimates, amounted to 1,851.3 billion rubles, in January - September 2026 - 7,501.0 billion rubles. The active arrival of a new crop did not improve the situation; The lag from last year is too great to have an annual index of gross agricultural output higher than last year's level (104.9%); The most likely value is 0.96-0.97. A. Corbot, independent expert.