The Office of Rosselkhoznadzor for the Rostov, Volgograd and Astrakhan Regions and the Republic of Kalmykia inspected 3.1 million tons of grain and its processed products exported from the Astrakhan Region in January-September 2024, a 1.6 times increase compared to the previous year. These inspections were conducted on exports to several countries including Iraq, Afghanistan, Belarus, and Kazakhstan. The exports consisted of 2 million tons of corn, 1 million tons of barley, 51.2 thousand tons of soft wheat, among other products. Over 2,000 phytosanitary certificates for the shipment of grain were issued by the department.