During the eleventh five-year plan, the country imported some 42 million tons of grain annually, almost twice as much as during the tenth five-year plan and three times as much as during the ninth five-year plan (1971–1975).
Durante este plan a URSS importou anualmente 42 millóns de toneladas de cereal, case o duplo que durante o décimo plan e tres veces máis que durante o noveno (1971-1975).