6.8 thousand tons of mustard oilseeds were shipped for export from Russia

Published 2021년 11월 28일

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The Volgograd region has seen a significant increase in mustard oilseed exports, with a doubling of the volume compared to the previous year, reaching 6.8 thousand tons over 10 months in 2021. These exports have been conducted with quality certificates that meet both Russian and European standards. However, two batches of mustard seeds were identified to have exceeded the permissible limit for cadmium content. The region, known as the homeland of mustard, has set new records in mustard yield and harvest, with the Ilovlinsky and Oktyabrsky regions contributing significantly to this achievement. Mustard is recognized for its benefits in improving soil fertility and serving as a good precursor for other crops.

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For 10 months of 2021, 6.8 thousand tons of mustard oilseeds were shipped for export to Latvia, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Moldova, Uzbekistan with quality certificates from the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Grain Quality Assessment Center". The volume of exports has doubled compared to last year (for 12 months of 2020, 3.1 thousand tons were shipped). The quality of mustard basically corresponds to GOST 9159-71 “Mustard seeds (industrial raw materials). Requirements for procurement and delivery. Technical conditions ", as well as the requirements of the EU countries (for the content of toxic elements (cadmium, lead), mycotoxins (aflatoxin B1, the amount of aflatoxins, ochratoxin A, zearalenone, deoxynivalenol), radionuclides (the amount of cesium-134 and cesium-137, strontium-90 ), pesticides (26 names) and the absence of GMOs). Since the beginning of the year, the testing laboratory of the branch has identified two batches of mustard seeds with an excess of the cadmium ...

Source: Agroxxi