Exports of Russian grain show new records: Farmers will continue to increase pea and chickpea crops

In 2023, Russia exported a record volume of dried chickpeas - more than 540 thousand tons, reports the federal center Agroexport. The largest buyers were Türkiye, Pakistan and Egypt. According to preliminary calculations by Agroexport, by 2030 the potential for Russian chickpea supplies is estimated at 700 thousand tons worth about $450 million. According to Rosstat, in 2023, the area under chickpeas in Russia exceeded 492 thousand hectares. At the same time, the main part of the territory is concentrated in the Volga and Southern federal districts. At the same time, the leader is the Saratov region - more than 167 thousand hectares. The volume of shipments of Russian peas is also growing: last year, Russia took third place in terms of volume of pea exports in physical terms after Canada and Australia, Elena Tyurina, director of the analytics department of the Russian Grain Union (RGU), told Agroinvestor. According to the Agroanalytics Center of the Ministry of Agriculture, in ...