Egypt and African countries are the newest markets for Russian flour

Published 2023년 3월 8일

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Russia has seen a significant increase in ground flour exports in 2022, finding new markets in Egypt, Uganda, Senegal, and Sri Lanka, in addition to traditional markets like Georgia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Turkey. Despite geopolitical challenges and strong global competition, Russia's flour exports more than tripled compared to previous years, with the country producing 9 million tons of flour and exporting 881 thousand tons in 2022. The 'Volodarsky' mill alone produces 700 tons of wheat flour daily, indicating Russia's potential in flour production. This strategy shifts the focus from wheat grain exports to flour, offering an alternative export approach for Russia.

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Russia has taken many steps to increase its exports of ground flour as an alternative to exporting wheat as grain after entering new global markets that import Russian flour, such as Egypt, Uganda, Senegal, and Sri Lanka for the first time during 2022, in addition to the traditional markets for Russian flour, which are Georgia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Turkey. Amr El-Beltagy, Director of the Exhibition of Russian Companies in Cairo, said that for many years Russia was a leader in exporting wheat to global markets, as 105.7 million tons of wheat were produced, and Russia’s grain production reached 159.5 million tons in the 2022/2023 season. El-Beltagy explained that Russian flour It is one of the types of flour that enjoys high quality in the world because Russia possesses modern technology and equipment of high quality in the world in grinding grains and producing fine flour. Al-Beltagy explained that despite geopolitical barriers and strong competition globally, Russia has already ...

Source: Akhbarelyom