In Afghanistan, Russian flour supply potential is $60 million a year

Published 2023년 4월 26일

Tridge summary

In 2021, Russia increased its wheat flour exports to Afghanistan, reaching 27.5 thousand tons for $10.6 million, a significant increase from 2020. The main suppliers of flour to Afghanistan were Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. The Russian Federation also saw a sharp increase in flour exports in the 2021/22 agricultural year, reaching 488 thousand tons from 154.6 thousand tons a year earlier. The record wheat harvest in Russia has stimulated the production and sales of flour, with the main sales markets being Central Asian countries. The trade turnover of agricultural products between Russia and Afghanistan in 2022 was $136.2 million against $59.8 million in 2021.

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According to the Agroexport review, in calendar year 2021, Russia supplied 27.5 thousand tons of wheat flour to Afghanistan for $10.6 million compared to 8.6 thousand tons for $2.2 million in 2020. Russia's share in the Afghan flour market in physical terms amounted to 1.4%. The main suppliers of flour to Afghanistan are Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Thus, the share of Uzbekistan in physical terms amounted to 49.3% - 949.1 thousand tons were delivered for $281 million. Kazakhstan exported 895.1 thousand tons (46.5%) to Afghanistan for $277.2 million. Turkey closes - 43.8 thousand tons for $16.7 million. According to Eduard Zernin, Chairman of the Board of the Union of Grain Exporters, in the 2021/22 agricultural year, the Russian Federation sharply increased flour exports - up to 488 thousand tons from 154.6 thousand tons a year earlier. Of this volume, 100.5 thousand tons fell on Afghanistan. In the current 2022/23 agricultural year, as of the end of February, shipments of flour ...

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