Russia: Export of flax seeds from the Kursk region tripled

Russian flax is in demand in Belarus and EU countries Farmers of the Kursk region exported more than 2.28 tons of flax seeds in 2023, which is 3 times more compared to last year (0.73 thousand tons). This was reported by the Grain Quality Assessment Center. It is noted that Kursk flax is in demand in Serbia, Belarus, Poland, and Germany. Specialists from the Center for Grain Quality Assessment check it for compliance with the requirements of importing countries, noted Lyudmila Shirobokova, deputy director of the Kursk branch of the center. “In our testing laboratory, we examine flax for such quality indicators as color, smell, moisture, the presence of weeds and others, as well as safety indicators: residual amounts of pesticides, radionuclides, content of mycotoxins, heavy metals, the presence of GMOs. “No discrepancies have been identified in flax seeds ...